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Genus Anaerobium
Name: Anaerobium Patil et al. 2015
Etymology: An.a.e.ro’bi.um. Gr. pref. an-, indicating a negation (here: inseparable prefix); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Anaerobium, an anaerobic life form
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Anaerobi-), an-a-e-RO-bi-um
Type species: Anaerobium acetethylicum Patil et al. 2015
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Patil Y, Junghare M, Pester M, Muller N, Schink B. Anaerobium acetethylicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, gluconate-fermenting bacterium isolated from a methanogenic bioreactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3289-3296. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Ludwig et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Eubacteriaceae Ludwig et al. 2010.
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Anaerohium".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 1; DSM: 1; KCTC: 1.
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🧕 Ludwig et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Eubacteriaceae Ludwig et al. 2010.
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Anaerobium acetethylicum Patil et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Patil Y, Junghare M, Pester M, Muller N, Schink B. Anaerobium acetethylicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, gluconate-fermenting bacterium isolated from a methanogenic bioreactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3289-3296. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 518796
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