Etymology:
Sym.bi.o.bac.te.ri.um. Gr. masc./fem. adj.symbios, living together, symbiotic; N.L. neut. n.bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n.Symbiobacterium, symbiotic small rod, referring to the growth dependence upon co-culture with other bacteria
Valid publication:
Ohno M, Shiratori H, Park MJ, Saitoh Y, Kumon Y, Yamashita N, Hirata A, Nishida H, Ueda K, Beppu T. Symbiobacterium thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a symbiotic thermophile that depends on co-culture with a Bacillus strain for growth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1829-1832.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1955.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Emendations:
Shiratori-Takano et al. 2014
Shiratori-Takano H, Akita K, Yamada K, Itoh T, Sugihara T, Beppu T, Ueda K. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3375-3383.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6. Notes:
⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
Notes:
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class "Symbiobacteriia" Wang et al. 2021.Publication:
Wang Q, Ko JH, Liu F, Xiong W, Wang X, Xu Q. Bio-clogging mitigation in the leachate collection system of municipal solid waste landfill using graphene oxide-coated geotextiles. Chemosphere 2021; 268:128779.
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Symbiobacteriia Chuvochina et al. 2024.Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Symbiobacteriaceae Shiratori-Takano et al. 2014.Publication:
Shiratori-Takano H, Akita K, Yamada K, Itoh T, Sugihara T, Beppu T, Ueda K. Description of Symbiobacterium ostreiconchae sp. nov., Symbiobacterium turbinis sp. nov. and Symbiobacterium terraclitae sp. nov., isolated from shellfish, emended description of the genus Symbiobacterium and proposal of Symbiobacteriaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3375-3383.
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Symbiobacteriales Chuvochina et al. 2024.Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the class Symbiobacteriia Chuvochina et al. 2024.Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the order Symbiobacteriales Chuvochina et al. 2024.Publication:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
🧕 De Vos et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the order Clostridiales Prévot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class 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. 19-20.
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 6; KCTC: 5; JCM: 4.
🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SMBT" 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: 4 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4 Total number of child taxa: 6