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Species Acetobacterium woodii
Name: Acetobacterium woodii Balch et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: wood’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. woodii, of Wood, named for H.G. Wood for his pioneering work on the total synthesis of acetate from CO2 by bacteria
Type strain: ATCC 29683; DSM 1030; JCM 2381
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X96954
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Balch WE, Schoberth S, Tanner RS, Wolfe RS. Acetobacterium, a new genus of hydrogen-oxidizing, carbon dioxide-reducing, anaerobic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:355-361. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetobacterium Balch et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Balch WE, Schoberth S, Tanner RS, Wolfe RS. Acetobacterium, a new genus of hydrogen-oxidizing, carbon dioxide-reducing, anaerobic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:355-361.
- 😷 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 175 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetobacterium Balch et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Balch WE, Schoberth S, Tanner RS, Wolfe RS. Acetobacterium, a new genus of hydrogen-oxidizing, carbon dioxide-reducing, anaerobic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:355-361.
Parent taxon: Acetobacterium Balch et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Balch WE, Schoberth S, Tanner RS, Wolfe RS. Acetobacterium, a new genus of hydrogen-oxidizing, carbon dioxide-reducing, anaerobic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:355-361.
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Record number: 772534
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