Genus Sporomusa
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 9
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).
Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sporomusa sphaeroides Möller et al. 1985.
Etymology: G. n. spora, a seed, and in biology a spore; N.L. n. Musa, a scientific genus name, a banana (Musa spp.); N.L. fem. n. Sporomusa, spore-bearing banana.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225.
Effective publication: MÖLLER (B.), OSSMER (R.), HOWARD (B.H.), GOTTSCHALK (G.) and HIPPE (H.): Sporomusa, a new genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria including Sporomusa sphaeroides spec. nov. and Sporomusa ovata spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 139, 388-396.
Validation List no. 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sporomusa acidovorans Ollivier et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Mol = ATCC 49682= DSM 3132.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ279798.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour), an acid; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. part. adj. acidovorans, acid devouring.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 32. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 105-106.
Effective publication: OLLIVIER (B.), CORD-RUWISCH (R.), LOMBARDO (A.) and GARCIA (J.L.): Isolation and characterization of Sporomusa acidovorans sp. nov., a methylotrophic homoacetogenic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1985, 142, 307-310.
Validation List no. 32 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sporomusa aerivorans Boga et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TmAO3 = ATCC BAA-625 = DSM 13326.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ506191.
Etymology: L. n. aer aeris, air; L. part. adj. vorans, digesting, devouring; N.L. part. adj. aerivorans, devouring air (oxygen), referring to the high capacity of the organism to reduce oxygen.
Valid publication: BOGA (H.I.), LUDWIG (W.) and BRUNE (A.): Sporomusa aerivorans sp. nov., an oxygen-reducing homoacetogenic bacterium from the gut of a soil-feeding termite. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1397-1404.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sporomusa malonica Dehning et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WoG12 = ATCC 49684= DSM 5090.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ279799.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum malonicum, malonic acid; N.L. fem. adj. malonica, referring to organism's ability to metabolize malonic acid.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: DEHNING (I.), STIEB (M.) and SCHINK (B.): Sporomusa malonica sp. nov., a homoacetogenic bacterium growing by decarboxylation of malonate or succinate. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 151, 421-426.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sporomusa ovata Möller et al. 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H1 = ATCC 35899= DSM 2662 = HAMBI 2226.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ279800.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ovata, egg shaped, ovate, referring to the shape of the endospore.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225.
Effective publication: MÖLLER (B.), OSSMER (R.), HOWARD (B.H.), GOTTSCHALK (G.) and HIPPE (H.): Sporomusa, a new genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria including Sporomusa sphaeroides spec. nov. and Sporomusa ovata spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 139, 388-396.
Validation List no. 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sporomusa paucivorans Hermann et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 3697.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR749939 (type strain DSM 3697, clone 1), FR749940 (type strain DSM 3697, clone 2), FR749941 (type strain DSM 3697, clone 3).
Etymology: L. adj. paucus, a few; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. part. adj. paucivorans, referring to the relatively small substrate range of the organism.
Valid publication: HERMANN (M.), POPOFF (M.R.) and SEBALD (M.): Sporomusa paucivorans sp. nov., a methylotrophic bacterium that forms acetic acid from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 93-101.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Hermann et al., the type strain DSM 3697 is erroneously cited as DSM 3637.
Sporomusa rhizae Gößner et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RS = DSM 16652 = ATCC BAA-1028.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM158322.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. rhizae (from Gr. n. rhiza, root), of the root, to indicate a bacterium isolated from roots.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: GÖßNER (A.S.), KÜSEL (K.), SCHULZ (D.), TRENZ (S.), ACKER (G.), LOVELL (C.R.) and DRAKE (H.L.): Trophic interaction of the aerotolerant anaerobe Clostridium intestinale and the acetogen Sporomusa rhizae sp. nov. isolated from roots of the black needlerush Juncus roemerianus. Microbiology, 2006, 152, 1209-1219.
Validation List no. 110 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sporomusa silvacetica Kuhner et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DG-1 = ATCC 700346= DSM 10669.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y09976.
Etymology: L. n. silva, forest; N.L. fem. adj. acetica, pertaining to vinegar, acetic acid; N.L. fem. adj. silvacetica, a forest organism producing acetic acid.
Valid publication: KUHNER (C.H.), FRANK (C.), GRIEßHAMMER (A.), SCHMITTROTH (M.), ACKER (G.), GÖßNER (A.) and DRAKE (H.L.): Sporomusa silvacetica sp. nov., an acetogenic bacterium isolated from aggregated forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 352-358.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sporomusa sphaeroides Möller et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E = ATCC 35900= DSM 2875.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ279801.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. sphaeroides, spherical, referring to the shape of the endospore.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225.
Effective publication: MÖLLER (B.), OSSMER (R.), HOWARD (B.H.), GOTTSCHALK (G.) and HIPPE (H.): Sporomusa, a new genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria including Sporomusa sphaeroides spec. nov. and Sporomusa ovata spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 139, 388-396.
Validation List no. 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sporomusa termitida Breznak et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JSN = JSN-2 = ATCC 49683= DSM 4440.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M61920.
Etymology: L. n. termes -itis, worm that eats wood; N.L. fem. adj. termitida, referring to termites, from whose intestinal tract the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 33. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 212.
Effective publication: BREZNAK (J.A.), SWITZER (J.M.) and SEITZ (H.J.): Sporomusa termitida sp. nov., an H2/CO2-utilizing acetogen isolated from termites. Arch. Microbiol., 1988, 150, 282-288.
Validation List no. 33 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online