Name: Geoglobus acetivorans Slobodkina et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ce.ti.vo’rans. L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar, used to refer to acetic acid; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. acetivorans, vinegar (acetic acid) consuming

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 21716; SBH6; VKM B-2522

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16S rRNA gene: FJ216404 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Slobodkina GB, Kolganova TV, Querellou J, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Slobodkin AI. Geoglobus acetivorans sp. nov., an iron(III)-reducing archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2880-2883.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:269-270.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Geoglobus acetivorans Slobodkina et al. 2009 is not validly published because the genus name Geoglobus Kashefi et al. 2002 is not validly published. Publication: Kashefi K, Tor JM, Holmes DE, Gaw Van Praagh CV, Reysenbach AL, Lovley DR. Geoglobus ahangari gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon capable of oxidizing organic acids and growing autotrophically on hydrogen with Fe(III) serving as the sole electron acceptor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:719-728.

Parent taxon: Geoglobus Kashefi et al. 2002

Assigned by: Slobodkina GB, Kolganova TV, Querellou J, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Slobodkin AI. Geoglobus acetivorans sp. nov., an iron(III)-reducing archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2880-2883.

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Record number: 788184