Genus Succiniclasticum
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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).
Succiniclasticum van Gylswyk 1995, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Succiniclasticum ruminis van Gylswyk 1995.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum succinicum, succinic acid; N.L. adj. clasticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. klastos -ê -on, broken in pieces), breaking; N.L. neut. n. Succiniclasticum, breaking or splitting succinic acid.
Valid publication: VAN GYLSWYK (N.O.): Succiniclasticum ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a ruminal bacterium converting succinate to propionate as the sole energy-yielding mechanism. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 297-300.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Succiniclasticum ruminis van Gylswyk 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SE 10 = DSM 9236.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X81137.
Etymology: L. gen. n. ruminis, of the rumen.
Valid publication: VAN GYLSWYK (N.O.): Succiniclasticum ruminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a ruminal bacterium converting succinate to propionate as the sole energy-yielding mechanism. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 297-300.
Original article in IJSEM Online