Genus Sporanaerobacter
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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).
Sporanaerobacter Hernandez-Eugenio et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sporanaerobacter acetigenes Hernandez-Eugenio et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. n. spora (from Gr. n. spora, a seed), spore; Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. Sporanaerobacter, a sporeforming
anaerobic rod.
Reference: HERNANDEZ-EUGENIO (G.), FARDEAU (M.L.), CAYOL (J.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.), THOMAS (P.), MACARIE (H.), GARCIA (J.L.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Sporanaerobacter acetigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel acetogenic, facultatively sulfur-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1217-1223.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sporanaerobacter acetigenes Hernandez-Eugenio et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Lup 33 = CIP 106730 = DSM 13106.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF358114.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar, acetic acid; Gr. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. adj. acetigenes, producing acetate.
Valid publication: HERNANDEZ-EUGENIO (G.), FARDEAU (M.L.), CAYOL (J.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.), THOMAS (P.), MACARIE (H.), GARCIA (J.L.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Sporanaerobacter acetigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel acetogenic, facultatively sulfur-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1217-1223.
Original article in IJSEM Online