Name: Thermoanaerobacter pentosaceus Tomás et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pen.to.sa’ce.us. N.L. neut. n. pentosum, a pentose sugar; L. masc. adj. suff. -aceus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. pentosaceus, relating to a pentose

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pen-to-SA-ke-us, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8142; DSM 25963; DTU01; KCTC 4529; VKM B-2752

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU176611 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tomas AF, Karakashev D, Angelidaki I. Thermoanaerobacter pentosaceus sp. nov., an anaerobic, extremely thermophilic, high ethanol-yielding bacterium isolated from household waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2396-2404. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Tomas AF, Karakashev D, Angelidaki I. Thermoanaerobacter pentosaceus sp. nov., an anaerobic, extremely thermophilic, high ethanol-yielding bacterium isolated from household waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2396-2404. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 790918