Name: Acetanaerobacterium elongatum Chen and Dong 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lon.ga’tum. L. neut. part. adj. elongatum, elongated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5012; JCM 12359; Z7

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16S rRNA gene: AY487928 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen S, Dong X. Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2257-2262.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetanaerobacterium Chen and Dong 2004. Publication: Chen S, Dong X. Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2257-2262.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Acetanaerobacterium Chen and Dong 2004

Assigned by: Chen S, Dong X. Acetanaerobacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., from paper mill waste water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2257-2262.

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Record number: 783232