Name: Syntrophobacter wolinii Boone and Bryant 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wo.li’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. wolinii, of Wolin, named after Meyer J. Wolin, an American microbiologist who contributed substantially to the understanding of interspecies hydrogen transfer

Pronunciation, gender: wo-LI-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: DB; DSM 102355; DSM 2805

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16S rRNA gene: X70905 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Boone DR, Bryant MP. Propionate-Degrading Bacterium, Syntrophobacter wolinii sp. nov. gen. nov., from Methanogenic Ecosystems. Appl Environ Microbiol 1980; 40:626-632.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Syntrophobacter Boone and Bryant 1984. Publication: Boone DR, Bryant MP. Propionate-Degrading Bacterium, Syntrophobacter wolinii sp. nov. gen. nov., from Methanogenic Ecosystems. Appl Environ Microbiol 1980; 40:626-632.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 14 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Syntrophobacter Boone and Bryant 1984

Assigned by: Boone DR, Bryant MP. Propionate-Degrading Bacterium, Syntrophobacter wolinii sp. nov. gen. nov., from Methanogenic Ecosystems. Appl Environ Microbiol 1980; 40:626-632.

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Record number: 782351