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

Pronunciation, gender: no-TE-ra͡e, 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.
  • 😷 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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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