Name: Anaerovorax odorimutans Matthies et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.do.ri.mu’tans. L. masc. n. odor, smell; L. inf. v. mutare, to change, mutans changing; N.L. masc. part. adj. odorimutans, changing the smell, referring to the degradation of the odorous compound putrescine to form another odorous one, i.e. butyric acid

Pronunciation, gender: o-do-ri-MU-tans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-160; DSM 5092; NorPut; NorPut1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ251215 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Matthies C, Evers S, Ludwig W, Schink B. Anaerovorax odorimutans gen. nov., sp. nov., a putrescine-fermenting, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1591-1594.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerovorax Matthies et al. 2000. Publication: Matthies C, Evers S, Ludwig W, Schink B. Anaerovorax odorimutans gen. nov., sp. nov., a putrescine-fermenting, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1591-1594.
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Anaerovorax Matthies et al. 2000

Assigned by: Matthies C, Evers S, Ludwig W, Schink B. Anaerovorax odorimutans gen. nov., sp. nov., a putrescine-fermenting, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1591-1594.

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