Name: Acidothermus Mohagheghi et al. 1986

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: L. masc. adj. acidus, sour, acid; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Acidothermus, acid and hot (loving)

Gender: masculine

Type species: Acidothermus cellulolyticus Mohagheghi et al. 1986

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mohagheghi A, Grohmann K, Himmel M, Leighton L, Updegraff DM. Isolation and characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of thermophilic, acidophilic, cellulolytic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:435-443.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Acidothermaceae Rainey et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.
  • Nomenclatural type of the order Acidothermales Sen et al. 2014. Publication: Sen A, Daubin V, Abrouk D, Gifford I, Berry AM, Normand P. Phylogeny of the class Actinobacteria revisited in the light of complete genomes. The orders 'Frankiales' and Micrococcales should be split into coherent entities: proposal of Frankiales ord. nov., Geodermatophilales ord. nov., Acidothermales ord. nov. and Nakamurellales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3821-3832.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Acidothemus"; "Acidothennus"; "Acidother"; "Acidothetmus"; "Acldothermus"; "Acydothermus".
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1; DSM: 1.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "ACTM" 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
    Acidothermus cellulolyticus Mohagheghi et al. 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Acidothermaceae Rainey et al. 1997

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.

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