Genus Syntrophorhabdus
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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").
Syntrophorhabdus Qiu et al. 2008, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Syntrophorhabdaceae Qiu et al. 2008).
Type species: ¤ Syntrophorhabdus aromaticivorans Qiu et al. 2008.
Etymology: Gr. adj. syn, together with; Gr. n. trophos, one who feeds; Gr. fem. n. rhabdus, rod; N.L. fem. n. Syntrophorhabdus, rod which feeds together with (another species).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 122. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1511-1512.
Effective publication: QIU (Y.L.), HANADA (S.), OHASHI (A.), HARADA (H.), KAMAGATA (Y.) and SEKIGUCHI (Y.): Syntrophorhabdus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., the first cultured anaerobe capable of degrading phenol to acetate in obligate syntrophic associations with a hydrogenotrophic methanogen. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2008, 74, 2051-2058.
Validation List no. 122 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Syntrophorhabdus aromaticivorans Qiu et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UI = DSM 17771 (in co-culture with Desulfovibrio sp. strain UIS) = JCM 13376 (in co-culture with Methanospirillum hungatei DSM 864).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB212873.
Etymology: L. adj. aromaticus, aromatic, fragrant; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. aromaticivorans, devouring (utilizing) aromatic (compounds).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 122. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1511-1512.
Effective publication: QIU (Y.L.), HANADA (S.), OHASHI (A.), HARADA (H.), KAMAGATA (Y.) and SEKIGUCHI (Y.): Syntrophorhabdus aromaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., the first cultured anaerobe capable of degrading phenol to acetate in obligate syntrophic associations with a hydrogenotrophic methanogen. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2008, 74, 2051-2058.
Validation List no. 122 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online