Species Acetitomaculum ruminis

Name: Acetitomaculum ruminis Greening and Leedle 1995

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. ruminis, of the rumen, the source of the bacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-ti-to-MA-ku-lum RU-mi-nis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43876; DSM 5522; Strain 139B

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59083 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Greening RC, Leedle JA. Enrichment and isolation of Acetitomaculum ruminis, gen. nov., sp. nov.: acetogenic bacteria from the bovine rumen. Arch Microbiol 1989; 151:399-406.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 55. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:879-880.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetitomaculum Greening and Leedle 1995. Publication: Greening RC, Leedle JA. Enrichment and isolation of Acetitomaculum ruminis, gen. nov., sp. nov.: acetogenic bacteria from the bovine rumen. Arch Microbiol 1989; 151:399-406.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acetitomaculum Greening and Leedle 1995

Assigned by: Greening RC, Leedle JA. Enrichment and isolation of Acetitomaculum ruminis, gen. nov., sp. nov.: acetogenic bacteria from the bovine rumen. Arch Microbiol 1989; 151:399-406.

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