Name: Acetoanaerobium noterae Sleat et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: no.te’rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. noterae, of Notera, named for its source, the Notera oil exploration site in Israel

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35199; NOT-3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU562448 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sleat R, Mah RA, Robinson R. Acetoanaerobium noterae gen. nov., sp. nov.: an anaerobic bacterium that forms acetate from H2 and CO2. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:10-15.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetoanaerobium Sleat et al. 1985. Publication: Sleat R, Mah RA, Robinson R. Acetoanaerobium noterae gen. nov., sp. nov.: an anaerobic bacterium that forms acetate from H2 and CO2. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:10-15.
  • Yarza et al. (2013) expected for accession GU562448, originating from the alleged type-strain deposit ATCC 35199, an affiliation with Ruminococcaceae (Clostridia) but observed an affiliation with Peptostreptococcaceae (Clostridia) and 88.7% similarity against Filifactor villosus. Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
  • The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with the family Peptostreptococcaceae (88.7% similarity against Filifactor villosus). Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.

Parent taxon: Acetoanaerobium Sleat et al. 1985

Assigned by: Sleat R, Mah RA, Robinson R. Acetoanaerobium noterae gen. nov., sp. nov.: an anaerobic bacterium that forms acetate from H2 and CO2. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:10-15.

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