Name: Proteiniborus ethanoligenes Niu et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.tha.no.li.ge.nes. N.L. neut. n. ethanol, ethanol; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. part. adj. ethanoligenes, ethanol-producing

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5055; DSM 21650; GW; JCM 14574

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16S rRNA gene: EF116488 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Niu L, Song L, Dong X. Proteiniborus ethanoligenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic protein-utilizing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:12-16.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Proteiniborus Niu et al. 2008. Publication: Niu L, Song L, Dong X. Proteiniborus ethanoligenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic protein-utilizing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:12-16.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Proteiniborus Niu et al. 2008

Assigned by: Niu L, Song L, Dong X. Proteiniborus ethanoligenes gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic protein-utilizing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:12-16.

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Record number: 787151