Name: Ilyobacter tartaricus Schink 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tar.ta.ri.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum tartaricum, tartaric acid; N.L. masc. adj. tartaricus, referring to tartaric acid as isolation substrate

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35898; DSM 2382; GraTa2

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16S rRNA gene: AJ307982 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schink B. Fermentation of tartrate enantiomers by anaerobic bacteria, and description of two new species of strict anaerobes, Ruminococcus pasteurii and Ilyobacter tartaricus. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 139:409-414.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 18. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 31 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Ilyobacter Stieb and Schink 1985

Assigned by: Schink B. Fermentation of tartrate enantiomers by anaerobic bacteria, and description of two new species of strict anaerobes, Ruminococcus pasteurii and Ilyobacter tartaricus. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 139:409-414.

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Record number: 777027