Name: Pelotomaculum schinkii de Bok et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: schin’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. schinkii, named after Bernhard Schink, who studied several syntrophic conversions. The first spore-forming syntrophic bacterium, Syntrophospora bryantii, was isolated by his group

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … S͡HIN-ki-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-615; DSM 15200; HH

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16S rRNA gene: X91170 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: de Bok FA, Harmsen HJ, Plugge CM, de Vries MC, Akkermans AD, de Vos WM, Stams AJ. The first true obligately syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacterium, Pelotomaculum schinkii sp. nov., co-cultured with Methanospirillum hungatei, and emended description of the genus Pelotomaculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1697-1703. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2239-2241.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pelotomaculum Imachi et al. 2002

Assigned by: de Bok FA, Harmsen HJ, Plugge CM, de Vries MC, Akkermans AD, de Vos WM, Stams AJ. The first true obligately syntrophic propionate-oxidizing bacterium, Pelotomaculum schinkii sp. nov., co-cultured with Methanospirillum hungatei, and emended description of the genus Pelotomaculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1697-1703. 🇳🇱

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Record number: 779252