Name: "Dehalobacterium formicoaceticum" Mägli et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: for.mi.co.a.ce’ti.cum. L. fem. n. formica, the ant; N.L. masc. adj. formicicus, pertaining to ants, to formic acid; L. neut. n. acetum, wine-vinegar; N.L. masc. adj. aceticus, pertaining to vinegar, to acetic acid; N.L. neut. adj. formicoaceticum, pertaining to formic and acetic acids

Pronunciation, gender: for-mi-ko-a-KE-ti-kum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: DSM 10151

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16S rRNA gene: X86690 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Mägli A, Wendt M, Leisinger T. Isolation and characterization of Dehalobacterium formicoaceticum gen. nov. sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium utilizing dichloromethane as source of carbon and energy. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:101-108.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Dehalobacterium" Mägli et al. 1996. Publication: Mägli A, Wendt M, Leisinger T. Isolation and characterization of Dehalobacterium formicoaceticum gen. nov. sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium utilizing dichloromethane as source of carbon and energy. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:101-108.

Parent taxon: "Dehalobacterium" Mägli et al. 1996

Assigned by: Mägli A, Wendt M, Leisinger T. Isolation and characterization of Dehalobacterium formicoaceticum gen. nov. sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium utilizing dichloromethane as source of carbon and energy. Arch. Microbiol. 1996; 166:101-108.

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Record number: 775450