Species Zymomonas mobile

Name: Zymomonas mobile (Lindner 1928) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Thermobacterium mobile" Lindner 1928

Etymology: mo’bi.le. L. neut. adj. mobile, motile

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: zy-MO-mo-nas MO-bi-le, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 10988; CCUG 17860; CIP 102538; DSM 12496; DSM 424; JCM 20722; LMG 404; NCAIM B.01327; NRRL B-806

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF281031 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Zymomonas mobilis corrig. (Lindner 1928) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Zymomonas mobilis corrig. (Lindner 1928) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    "Thermobacterium mobile" Lindner 1928	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.

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Record number: 16250