Name: Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes Su et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni’ge.nes. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. hydrogenigenes, hydrogen-producing, referring to the metabolic property of the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-bak-ter-o-I-des hy-dro-ge-NI-ge-nes, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5173; DSM 24657; JCM 17603; RL-C

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB611036 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Su XL, Tian Q, Zhang J, Yuan XZ, Shi XS, Guo RB, Qiu YL. Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic hydrogen-producing bacterium in the family Rikenellaceae isolated from a reed swamp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2986-2991. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetobacteroides Su et al. 2014. Publication: Su XL, Tian Q, Zhang J, Yuan XZ, Shi XS, Guo RB, Qiu YL. Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic hydrogen-producing bacterium in the family Rikenellaceae isolated from a reed swamp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2986-2991. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acetobacteroides Su et al. 2014

Assigned by: Su XL, Tian Q, Zhang J, Yuan XZ, Shi XS, Guo RB, Qiu YL. Acetobacteroides hydrogenigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic hydrogen-producing bacterium in the family Rikenellaceae isolated from a reed swamp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2986-2991. 🇨🇳

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