Name: Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus Juteau et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phen.o’li.cus. N.L. gen. neut. n. phenolis, phenol; N.L. masc. adj. phenolicus, relating to phenol

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-820; DSM 15808; LR7.2

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16S rRNA gene: AY327251 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Juteau P, Cote V, Duckett MF, Beaudet R, Lepine F, Villemur R, Bisaillon JG. Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobe that transforms phenol into benzoate via 4-hydroxybenzoate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:245-250.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cryptanaerobacter Juteau et al. 2005. Publication: Juteau P, Cote V, Duckett MF, Beaudet R, Lepine F, Villemur R, Bisaillon JG. Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobe that transforms phenol into benzoate via 4-hydroxybenzoate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:245-250.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Cryptanaerobacter Juteau et al. 2005

Assigned by: Juteau P, Cote V, Duckett MF, Beaudet R, Lepine F, Villemur R, Bisaillon JG. Cryptanaerobacter phenolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobe that transforms phenol into benzoate via 4-hydroxybenzoate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:245-250.

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Record number: 775286