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Genus "Metabacterium"
Name: "Metabacterium" Chatton and Pérard 1913
Etymology: Me.ta.bac.te’ri.um. N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Metabacterium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Metabacteri-), me-ta-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: "Metabacterium polyspora" Chatton and Pérard 1913
Original publication: Chatton E, Perard C. Schizophytes du caecum du cobaye. II Metabacterium polyspora n. g. n. sp. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances et mémoires de la Société de biologie 1913; 65:1232-1234.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Metabaclerium"; "Metabcaterium"; "Metabdcterium"; "Metubacterium".
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🧍 Angert et al. (1996) isolated this multiple-endospore-forming genus from the cecum of guinea pigs.
Publication:
Angert ER, Brooks AE, Pace NR. Phylogenetic analysis of Metabacterium polyspora: clues to the evolutionary origin of daughter cell production in Epulopiscium species, the largest bacteria. J Bacteriol 1996; 178:1451-1456.
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🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "MTBT" 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Metabacterium polyspora" Chatton and Pérard 1913 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: [Eubacteriales, not assigned to family]
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Record number: 2538
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