Name: Caldanaerobius fijiensis Lee et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fi.ji.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. fijiensis, pertaining to the Fiji islands, reflecting the source of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fi-ji-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1278; DSM 17918; JW/YJL-F3

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16S rRNA gene: EF507903 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee YJ, Mackie RI, Cann IK, Wiegel J. Description of Caldanaerobius fijiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an inulin-degrading, ethanol-producing, thermophilic bacterium from a Fijian hot spring sediment, and reclassification of Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae as Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus comb. nov. and Caldanaerobius zeae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:666-670. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1273-1274.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Caldanaerobius Lee et al. 2008. Publication: Lee YJ, Mackie RI, Cann IK, Wiegel J. Description of Caldanaerobius fijiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an inulin-degrading, ethanol-producing, thermophilic bacterium from a Fijian hot spring sediment, and reclassification of Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae as Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus comb. nov. and Caldanaerobius zeae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:666-670. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Caldanaerobius Lee et al. 2008

Assigned by: Lee YJ, Mackie RI, Cann IK, Wiegel J. Description of Caldanaerobius fijiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an inulin-degrading, ethanol-producing, thermophilic bacterium from a Fijian hot spring sediment, and reclassification of Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae as Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus comb. nov. and Caldanaerobius zeae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:666-670. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 787225