Name: Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); N.L. masc. n. Acetivibrio, vinegar (acetic) vibrio

Type species: Acetivibrio cellulolyticus Patel et al. 1980

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Valid publication: Patel GB, Khan AW, Agnew BJ, Colvin JR. Isolation and characterization of an anaerobic, cellulolytic microorganism, Acetivibrio cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:179-185.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Herbivorax Koeck et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published
    Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published, illegitimate name

• Emendations:
  • Robinson and Ritchie 1981 Robinson IM, Ritchie AE. Emendation of Acetivibrio and description of Acetivibrio ethanolgignens, a new species from the colons of pigs with dysentery. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:333-338.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Khan et al. 1984 Khan AW, Meek E, Sowden LC, Colvin JR. Emendation of the genus Acetivibrio and description of Acetivibrio cellulosolvens sp. nov., a nonmotile cellulolytic mesophile. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:419-422.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Murray 1986 Murray WD. Acetivibrio cellulosolvens is a synonym for Acetivibrio cellulolyticus: emendation of the genus Acetivibrio. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:314-316.
  • Tindall 2019 Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 6 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the family Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
  • De Vos et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the family Ruminococcaceae Rainey 2010. Publication: Rainey FA. Family VIII. Ruminococcaceae fam. nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 1016.
  • Zhang et al. (2018) assigned this genus to the family Hungateiclostridiaceae Zhang et al. 2018. Publication: Zhang X, Tu B, Dai LR, Lawson PA, Zheng ZZ, Liu LY, Deng Y, Zhang H, Cheng L. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3197-3211.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018. Publication: Zhang X, Tu B, Dai LR, Lawson PA, Zheng ZZ, Liu LY, Deng Y, Zhang H, Cheng L. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3197-3211.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 10
Total number of child taxa: 10

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acetivibrio aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Tindall 2019	validly published	correct name
    Acetivibrio alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Tindall 2019	validly published	correct name
    Acetivibrio cellulolyticus Patel et al. 1980	validly published	correct name
    Acetivibrio cellulosolvens Khan et al. 1984	validly published	synonym
    Acetivibrio clariflavus (Shiratori et al. 2009) Tindall 2019	validly published	correct name
    Acetivibrio ethanolgignens Robinson and Ritchie 1981	validly published	correct name
    Acetivibrio multivorans Tanaka et al. 1992	validly published	synonym
    Acetivibrio saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Tindall 2019	validly published	correct name
    Acetivibrio straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Tindall 2019	validly published	correct name
    Acetivibrio thermocellus (Viljoen et al. 1926) Tindall 2019	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Oscillospiraceae Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932.

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