Genus Proteiniphilum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Proteiniphilum Chen and Dong 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Proteiniphilum acetatigenes Chen and Dong 2005.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. proteinum, protein; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. n. Proteiniphilum, protein loving.
Valid publication: CHEN (S.) and DONG (X.): Proteiniphilum acetatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., from a UASB reactor treating brewery wastewater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2257-2261.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Proteiniphilum acetatigenes Chen and Dong 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TB107 = AS 1.5024 = JCM 12891.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY742226.
Etymology: N.L. n. acetas -atis, acetate; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), producing; N.L. part. adj. acetatigenes, acetate-producing.
Valid publication: CHEN (S.) and DONG (X.): Proteiniphilum acetatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., from a UASB reactor treating brewery wastewater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2257-2261.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Proteiniphilum saccharofermentans Hahnke et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M3/6=DSM 28694=CECT 8610=LMG 28299.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP233809.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; L. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting; N.L. part. adj. saccharofermentans, sugar-fermenting.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: HAHNKE, S., LANGER, T., KOECK, D. E. and KLOCKE, M. 2016. Description of Proteiniphilum saccharofermentans sp. nov., Petrimonas mucosa sp. nov. and Fermentimonas caenicola gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from mesophilic laboratory-scale biogas reactors, and emended description of the genus Proteiniphilum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1466-1475; erratum 2454.
Original article in IJSEM Online