Species Thermoanaerobacter finnii

Name: Thermoanaerobacter finnii Schmid et al. 1986

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fin’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. finnii, of Finn, named for Robert K. Finn who made important contributions to the development of the ethanol vacuum fermentation process

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-an-a-e-ro-BAK-ter FIN-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: AKO-1; ATCC 43586; DSM 3389

16S rRNA gene: L09166 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schmid U, Giesel H, Schoberth SM, Sahm H. Thermoanaerobacter finnii spec. nov., a new ethanologenic sporogenous bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:80-85.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Thermoanaerobacter brockii (Zeikus et al. 1983) Lee et al. 1993

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. finnii (Schmid et al. 1986) Cayol et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Thermoanaerobacter brockii (Zeikus et al. 1983) Lee et al. 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thermoanaerobium brockii Zeikus et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus Onyenwoke et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus subsp. finnii" (Schmid et al. 1986) Bing 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. lactiethylicus Cayol et al. 1995	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Bouras et al. (2026), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Thermoanaerobacter brockii (Zeikus et al. 1983) Lee et al. 1993. Publication: Bouras N, Dif G, Belghit S, Nguyen SV, Jacobs JL, Toumatia O, Ebada SS, Nouioui I. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Thermoanaerobacter: taxonomic emendations and new combinations. Anaerobe 2026; 0:103027. 🇩🇿
  • ⏲ According to Bouras et al. (2026), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Thermoanaerobium brockii Zeikus et al. 1983. Publication: Bouras N, Dif G, Belghit S, Nguyen SV, Jacobs JL, Toumatia O, Ebada SS, Nouioui I. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Thermoanaerobacter: taxonomic emendations and new combinations. Anaerobe 2026; 0:103027. 🇩🇿
  • ❗ Thermoanaerobacter finnii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Thermoanaerobacter.
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermoanaerobacter Wiegel and Ljungdahl 1982

Assigned by: Schmid U, Giesel H, Schoberth SM, Sahm H. Thermoanaerobacter finnii spec. nov., a new ethanologenic sporogenous bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:80-85.

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