Genus Ruminobacter
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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).
Ruminobacter (ex Sijpesteijn 1949) Stackebrandt and Hippe 1987, gen. nov., nom. rev.
Type species: ¤ Ruminobacter amylophilus (Hamlin and Hungate 1956) Stackebrandt and Hippe 1987.
Synonym: "Ruminobacter" Sijpesteijn 1949.
Etymology: L. n. rumen -inis, the rumen; N.L. masc. n. bacter, small rod; N.L. masc. n. Ruminobacter, small rod of the rumen.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 23. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 179-180.
Effective publication: STACKEBRANDT (E.) and HIPPE (H.): Transfer of Bacteroides amylophilus to a new genus Ruminobacter gen. nov., nom. rev., as Ruminobacter amylophilus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 204-207.
Validation List no. 23 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Ruminobacter amylophilus (Hamlin and Hungate 1956) Stackebrandt and Hippe 1987, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29744= DSM 1361.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y15992.
Basonym: ¤ Bacteroides amylophilus Hamlin and Hungate 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Ruminobacter amylophilum" (sic) (Hamlin and Hungate 1956) Prévot 1966.
Etymology: Gr. n. amulon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. amylophilus, starch loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 23. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 179-180.
Effective publication: STACKEBRANDT (E.) and HIPPE (H.): Transfer of Bacteroides amylophilus to a new genus Ruminobacter gen. nov., nom. rev., as Ruminobacter amylophilus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 204-207.
Validation List no. 23 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: On the Validation List no. 23, Ruminobacter amylophilus is proposed as a new combination of revived epithet.