Name: Holophaga foetida Liesack et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: foe’ti.da. L. fem. adj. foetida, stinking, fetid, here referring to the production of malodorous methanethiol and dimethlysulfide

Pronunciation, gender: FO͡E-ti-da, feminine

Type strain: DSM 6591; JCM 39407; TMBS4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77215 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liesack W, Bak F, Kreft JU, Stackebrandt E. Holophaga foetida gen. nov., sp. nov., a new, homoacetogenic bacterium degrading methoxylated aromatic compounds. Arch Microbiol 1994; 162:85-90.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 52. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:197-198.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Holophaga Liesack et al. 1995. Publication: Liesack W, Bak F, Kreft JU, Stackebrandt E. Holophaga foetida gen. nov., sp. nov., a new, homoacetogenic bacterium degrading methoxylated aromatic compounds. Arch Microbiol 1994; 162:85-90.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Anderson I, Held B, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Del Rio TG, Cheng JF, Han C, Tapia R, et al. Genome sequence of the homoacetogenic bacterium Holophaga foetida type strain (TMBS4^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:174-184.

Parent taxon: Holophaga Liesack et al. 1995

Assigned by: Liesack W, Bak F, Kreft JU, Stackebrandt E. Holophaga foetida gen. nov., sp. nov., a new, homoacetogenic bacterium degrading methoxylated aromatic compounds. Arch Microbiol 1994; 162:85-90.

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