Name: Acetothermus Dietrich et al. 1988

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: A.ce.to.ther’mus. L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Acetothermus, a thermophilic microorganism producing acetic acid

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Acetotherm-), a-ke-to-T^HER-mus

Type species: Acetothermus paucivorans Dietrich et al. 1988

Effective publication: Dietrich G, Weiss N, Winter J. Acetothermus paucivorans, gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium from sewage sludge, fermenting hexoses to acetate, CO2 and H2. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 10:174-179.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 26. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Aceothermum"; "Acetothennus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ACTS" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acetothermus paucivorans Dietrich et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Bacteroidaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Euzéby J, Whitman WB. Phylum XIV. Bacteroidetes phyl. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 25. 🇺🇸

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