Name: Xanthobacter autotrophicus (Baumgarten et al. 1974) Wiegel et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Corynebacterium autotrophicum" Baumgarten et al. 1974
Etymology: au.to.tro’phi.cus. Gr. masc. pron. autos, self; N.L. masc. adj. trophicus, nursing, tending or feeding; from Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing; N.L. masc. adj. autotrophicus, self feeding, referring to the ability of the organism to use CO2 as a sole carbon source
Type strain: 7c; ATCC 35674; BCRC 12235; CCRC 12235; CIP 105431; DSM 432; IAM 12579; IAM 12636; JCM 1202; LMG 7043; NBRC 102463; NRRL B-14836
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16S rRNA gene: X94201 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Wiegel J, Wilke D, Baumgarten J, Opitz R, Schlegel HG. Tranfer of the nitrogen-fixing hydrogen bacterium Corynebacterium autotrophicum Baumgarten et al. to Xanthobacter gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:573-581.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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"Corynebacterium autotrophicum" Baumgarten et al. 1974 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
Parent taxon: Xanthobacter Wiegel et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Wiegel J, Wilke D, Baumgarten J, Opitz R, Schlegel HG. Tranfer of the nitrogen-fixing hydrogen bacterium Corynebacterium autotrophicum Baumgarten et al. to Xanthobacter gen. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:573-581.
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Record number: 783121