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. part. adj. odorimutans, changing the smell, referring to the degradation of the odorous compound putrescine to form another odorous one, i.e. butyric acid

Gender: 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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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