Name: Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans Svetlichny et al. 1991
Etymology: hy.dro.ge.no.for.mans. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); from Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. part. adj. hydrogenoformans, hydrogen-forming
Type strain: ATCC BAA-161; DSM 6008; Z-2901
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16S rRNA gene: CP000141 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Svetlichny VA, Sokolova TG, Gerhardt M, Ringpfeil M, Kostrikina NA, Zavarzin GA. Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-utilizing thermophilic anaerobic bacterium from hydrothermal environments of Kunashir Island. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:254-260.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 39. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:580-581.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Carboxydothermus Svetlichny et al. 1991
Assigned by: Svetlichny VA, Sokolova TG, Gerhardt M, Ringpfeil M, Kostrikina NA, Zavarzin GA. Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans gen. nov., sp. nov., a CO-utilizing thermophilic anaerobic bacterium from hydrothermal environments of Kunashir Island. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:254-260.
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Record number: 774477