Name: Acidilobus saccharovorans Prokofeva et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sac.cha.ro’vo.rans. Gr. neut. n. sakcharon, sugar; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. saccharovorans, sugar-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-DI-lo-bus sak-k^ha-RO-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: 345-15; DSM 16705; VKM B-2471

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY350586 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Prokofeva MI, Kostrikina NA, Kolganova TV, Tourova TP, Lysenko AM, Lebedinsky AV, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA. Isolation of the anaerobic thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote Acidilobus saccharovorans sp. nov. and proposal of Acidilobales ord. nov., including Acidilobaceae fam. nov. and Caldisphaeraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3116-3122. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.31445 (N = 4).
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acidilobus Prokofeva et al. 2000

Assigned by: Prokofeva MI, Kostrikina NA, Kolganova TV, Tourova TP, Lysenko AM, Lebedinsky AV, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA. Isolation of the anaerobic thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote Acidilobus saccharovorans sp. nov. and proposal of Acidilobales ord. nov., including Acidilobaceae fam. nov. and Caldisphaeraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3116-3122. 🇷🇺

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