Name: Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. lactiethylicus Cayol et al. 1995

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: lac.ti.e.thy’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum lacticum, lactic acid; N.L. masc. adj. ethylicus, pertaining to ethyl alcohol; N.L. masc. adj. lactiethylicus, referring to the production of both lactic acid and ethanol

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lak-ti-e-T^HY-li-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 9801; JCM 16816; SEBR 5268

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16S rRNA gene: U14330 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Ravot G, Magot M, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Garcia JL. Description of Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. lactiethylicus subsp. nov., isolated from a deep subsurface French oil well, a proposal to reclassify Thermoanaerobacter finnii as Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. finnii comb. nov., and an emended description of Thermoanaerobacter brockii. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:783-789. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Thermoanaerobacter brockii (Zeikus et al. 1983) Lee et al. 1993

Assigned by: Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Ravot G, Magot M, Ageron E, Grimont PA, Garcia JL. Description of Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. lactiethylicus subsp. nov., isolated from a deep subsurface French oil well, a proposal to reclassify Thermoanaerobacter finnii as Thermoanaerobacter brockii subsp. finnii comb. nov., and an emended description of Thermoanaerobacter brockii. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:783-789. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 782501