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Species Acidothermus cellulolyticus
Name: Acidothermus cellulolyticus Mohagheghi et al. 1986
Etymology: cel.lu.lo.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. cellulolyticus, cellulose-dissolving [probably better: cellulosilyticus]
Pronunciation, gender: kel-lu-lo-LY-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: 11B; ATCC 43068; DSM 8971
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ007290
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Mohagheghi A, Grohmann K, Himmel M, Leighton L, Updegraff DM. Isolation and characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of thermophilic, acidophilic, cellulolytic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:435-443. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidothermus Mohagheghi et al. 1986.
Publication:
Mohagheghi A, Grohmann K, Himmel M, Leighton L, Updegraff DM. Isolation and characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of thermophilic, acidophilic, cellulolytic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:435-443.
- 😷 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 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 79 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidothermus Mohagheghi et al. 1986.
Publication:
Mohagheghi A, Grohmann K, Himmel M, Leighton L, Updegraff DM. Isolation and characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of thermophilic, acidophilic, cellulolytic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:435-443.
Parent taxon: Acidothermus Mohagheghi et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Mohagheghi A, Grohmann K, Himmel M, Leighton L, Updegraff DM. Isolation and characterization of Acidothermus cellulolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of thermophilic, acidophilic, cellulolytic bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:435-443.
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Record number: 772594
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