Name: "Hydrogenophaga electricum" Kimura and Okabe 2013
Etymology: e.lec’tri.cum. L. neut. n. electrum, amber; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. electricum, referring to generation of electricity (electron so called because it first was generated by rubbing amber)
Type strain: AR20; KCTC 32195; NBRC 109341
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene: AB746948 Analyse FASTA
Original publication: Kimura Z, Okabe S. Hydrogenophaga electricum sp. nov., isolated from anodic biofilms of an acetate-fed microbial fuel cell. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2013; 59:261-266.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Hydrogenophaga Willems et al. 1989
Assigned by: Kimura Z, Okabe S. Hydrogenophaga electricum sp. nov., isolated from anodic biofilms of an acetate-fed microbial fuel cell. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2013; 59:261-266.
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/hydrogenophaga-electricumLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 1578