Genus Proteiniclasticum
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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").
Proteiniclasticum Zhang et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Proteiniclasticum ruminis Zhang et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. proteinum, protein; N.L neut adj. clasticum (from Gr neut adj klaston, broken in pieces) breaking; N.L. neut. n. Proteiniclasticum, a bacterium able to digest proteins.
Valid publication: ZHANG (K.), SONG (L.) and DONG (X.): Proteiniclasticum ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic proteolytic bacterium isolated from yak rumen. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2221-2225.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Proteiniclasticum ruminis Zhang et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D3RC-2 = AS 1.5057 = JCM 14817.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ852338.
Etymology: L. gen. n. ruminis, of the rumen.
Valid publication: ZHANG (K.), SONG (L.) and DONG (X.): Proteiniclasticum ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic proteolytic bacterium isolated from yak rumen. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2221-2225.
Original article in IJSEM Online