Name: Acetoanaerobium pronyense Bes et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.ny.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. pronyense, of or belonging to Prony underwater hydrothermal field in New Caledonia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-an-a-e-RO-bi-um pro-ny-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 27512; JCM 19400; ST07-YE

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16S rRNA gene: KJ174056 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bes M, Merrouch M, Joseph M, Quemeneur M, Payri C, Pelletier B, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML, Erauso G, Postec A. Acetoanaerobium pronyense sp. nov., an anaerobic alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a carbonate chimney of the Prony Hydrothermal Field (New Caledonia). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2574-2580. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acetoanaerobium Sleat et al. 1985

Assigned by: Bes M, Merrouch M, Joseph M, Quemeneur M, Payri C, Pelletier B, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML, Erauso G, Postec A. Acetoanaerobium pronyense sp. nov., an anaerobic alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a carbonate chimney of the Prony Hydrothermal Field (New Caledonia). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2574-2580. 🇫🇷

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