Genus Proteiniborus
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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).
Proteiniborus Niu et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Proteiniborus ethanoligenes Niu et al. 2008.
Etymology: N.L. n. proteinum, protein; Gr. adj. boros, gluttonous; N.L. masc. n. Proteiniborus, protein-consumer.
Valid publication: NIU (L.), SONG (L.) and DONG (X.): Proteiniborus ethanoligenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic protein-utilizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 12-16.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Proteiniborus ethanoligenes Niu et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GW = CGMCC 1.5055 = JCM 14574.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF116488.
Etymology: N.L. n. ethanol -is, ethanol; Gr. v. gennao, to produce; N.L. part. adj. ethanoligenes, ethanol-producing.
Valid publication: NIU (L.), SONG (L.) and DONG (X.): Proteiniborus ethanoligenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic protein-utilizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 12-16.
Original article in IJSEM Online