Species Acetonema longum

Name: Acetonema longum Kane and Breznak 1992

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: lon’gum. L. neut. adj. longum, long in shape

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-NE-ma LON-gum, neuter

Type strain: APO-1; ATCC 51454; DSM 6540

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ010964 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kane MD, Breznak JA. Acetonema longum gen. nov. sp. nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the termite, Pterotermes occidentis. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:91-98. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 40. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:191-192.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acetonema Kane and Breznak 1992. Publication: Kane MD, Breznak JA. Acetonema longum gen. nov. sp. nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the termite, Pterotermes occidentis. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:91-98. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acetonema Kane and Breznak 1992

Assigned by: Kane MD, Breznak JA. Acetonema longum gen. nov. sp. nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the termite, Pterotermes occidentis. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:91-98. 🇺🇸

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