Genus Lactovum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Lactovum Matthies et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Lactovum miscens Matthies et al. 2005.
Etymology: L. n. lac lactis, milk; L. neut. n. ovum, egg; N.L. neut. n. Lactovum, egg from milk (perhaps because the type strain of the type species is an ovoid bacterium related to the genus Lactococcus).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 102. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 547-549.
Effective publication: MATTHIES (C.), GÖßNER (A.), ACKER (G.), SCHRAMM (A.) and DRAKE (H.L.): Lactovum miscens gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerotolerant, psychrotolerant, mixed-fermentative anaerobe from acidic forest soil. Res. Microbiol., 2004, 155, 847-854.
Validation List no. 102 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Lactovum miscens Matthies et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) anNAG3 = ATCC BAA-490 = DSM 14925.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ439543.
Etymology: L. part. adj. miscens (from L. v. misceo), mixing, to indicate a mixed fermentative metabolism.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 102. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 547-549.
Effective publication: MATTHIES (C.), GÖßNER (A.), ACKER (G.), SCHRAMM (A.) and DRAKE (H.L.): Lactovum miscens gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerotolerant, psychrotolerant, mixed-fermentative anaerobe from acidic forest soil. Res. Microbiol., 2004, 155, 847-854.
Validation List no. 102 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online