Name: Thermoanaerobacter finnii Schmid et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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, gender: 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 subsp. finnii (Schmid et al. 1986) Cayol et al. 1995

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 pseudethanolicus subsp. finnii" (Schmid et al. 1986) Bing 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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