Genus Pseudobutyrivibrio
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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).
Pseudobutyrivibrio van Gylswyk et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pseudobutyrivibrio ruminis van Gylswyk et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. masc. n. Butyrivibrio, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n. Pseudobutyrivibrio, not a true Butyribvibrio.
Valid publication: VAN GYLSWYK (N.O.), HIPPE (H.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Pseudobutyrivibrio ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium from the rumen that closely resembles Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens in phenotype. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 559-563.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pseudobutyrivibrio ruminis van Gylswyk et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A12-1 = DSM 9787.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X95893.
Etymology: L. neut. gen. n. ruminis, of the rumen.
Valid publication: VAN GYLSWYK (N.O.), HIPPE (H.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Pseudobutyrivibrio ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyrate-producing bacterium from the rumen that closely resembles Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens in phenotype. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 559-563.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pseudobutyrivibrio xylanivorans Kopecný et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Mz 5 = ATCC BAA-455 = DSM 14809.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ428548.
Etymology: N.L. n. xylanum, xylan; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, digesting; N.L. part. adj. xylanivorans, xylan-digesting.
Valid publication: KOPECNÝ (J.), ZOREC (M.), MRÁZEK (J.), KOBAYASHI (Y.) and MARINŠEK-LOGAR (R.): Butyrivibrio hungatei sp. nov. and Pseudobutyrivibrio xylanivorans sp. nov., butyrate-producing bacteria from the rumen. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 201-209.
Original article in IJSEM Online