Name: Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum (Rees et al. 1997) Ben Hania et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum Rees et al. 1997

Etymology: ther.mo.ter.re’num. L. neut. adj. terrenum, belonging to earth/soil; N.L. neut. adj. thermoterrenum, from hot earth, describing the site of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-mi-KRO-bi-um t^her-mo-ter-RE-num, neuter

Type strain: ACM 5076; DSM 13490; RWcit; RWcit2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U50711 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hania WB, Bouanane-Darenfed A, Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML. Reclassification of Anaerobaculum mobile, Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum, Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans as Acetomicrobium mobile comb. nov., Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum comb. nov. and Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Acetomicrobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1506-1509. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum Rees et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.27908 (N = 3).
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 May not be validly published. The ACM culture collection ceased to be an open collection in 2010. Publication: Tindall BJ. Desulfofundulus australicus Wantanabe et al. 2018 is represented by a single deposit is one internationally operating collection. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:558-559. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Acetomicrobium Soutschek et al. 1985

Assigned by: Hania WB, Bouanane-Darenfed A, Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML. Reclassification of Anaerobaculum mobile, Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum, Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans as Acetomicrobium mobile comb. nov., Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum comb. nov. and Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Acetomicrobium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1506-1509. 🇫🇷

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