Name: Sporomusa paucivorans Hermann et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pau.ci’vo.rans. L. masc. adj. paucus, a few; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. paucivorans, referring to the relatively small substrate range of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa͡u-KI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 3697

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16S rRNA gene: FR749940 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hermann M, Popoff MR, Sebald M. Sporomusa paucivorans sp. nov., a methylotrophic bacterium that forms acetic acid from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:93-101.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.26411 (N = 15).
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Hermann et al., the type strain DSM 3697 is erroneously cited as DSM 3637. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985

Assigned by: Hermann M, Popoff MR, Sebald M. Sporomusa paucivorans sp. nov., a methylotrophic bacterium that forms acetic acid from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:93-101.

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Record number: 781131