Name: Acetobacterium carbinolicum Eichler and Schink 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: car.bi.no’li.cum. N.L. neut. adj. carbinolicum, metabolizing alcohols

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-bak-TE-ri-um kar-bi-NO-li-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 2925; WoProp 1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X96956 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Eichler B, Schink B. Oxidation of primary aliphatic alcohols by Acetobacterium carbinolicum sp. nov., a homoacetogenic anaerobe. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 140:147-152. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 18. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Paarup et al. 2006 Paarup M, Friedrich MW, Tindall BJ, Finster K. Characterization of the psychrotolerant acetogen strain SyrA5 and the emended description of the species Acetobacterium carbinolicum. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2006; 89:55-69. 🇩🇰 Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 10. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1559-1560.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Acetobacterium carbinolicum subsp. kysingense" Paarup et al. 2006	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Acetobacterium Balch et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Eichler B, Schink B. Oxidation of primary aliphatic alcohols by Acetobacterium carbinolicum sp. nov., a homoacetogenic anaerobe. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 140:147-152. 🇩🇪

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