Genus Syntrophococcus
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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).
Syntrophococcus Krumholz and Bryant 1986, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Syntrophococcus sucromutans Krumholz and Bryant 1986.
Etymology: Gr. prep. sun, together with; Gr. n. trophos, feeder, rearer; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos), a grain, berry; N.L. masc. n. Syntrophococcus, coccus which feeds together with (another species).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 21. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 489.
Effective publication: KRUMHOLZ (L.R.) and BRYANT (M.P.): Syntrophococcus sucromutans sp. nov. gen. nov. uses carbohydrates as electron donors and formate, methoxymonobenzoids or Methanobrevibacter as electron acceptor systems. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 143, 313-318.
Validation List 21 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Syntrophococcus sucromutans Krumholz and Bryant 1986, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S195 = ATCC 43584= DSM 3224.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF202264.
Etymology: French n. sucre, sugar; L. part. adj. mutans, altering, changing, converting; N.L. part. adj. sucromutans, converting sugar.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 21. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 489.
Effective publication: KRUMHOLZ (L.R.) and BRYANT (M.P.): Syntrophococcus sucromutans sp. nov. gen. nov. uses carbohydrates as electron donors and formate, methoxymonobenzoids or Methanobrevibacter as electron acceptor systems. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 143, 313-318.
Validation List 21 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online