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Species Prosthecomicrobium pneumaticum
Name: Prosthecomicrobium pneumaticum Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: pneu.ma’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. pneumaticum, inflated, containing gas vacuoles; from Gr. neut. adj. pneumatikon, of the nature of wind or air
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pne͡u-MA-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 23633; DSM 8972; VKM B-1389
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB017203
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Staley JT. Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium: new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1921-1942. 
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
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Prosthecomicrobium Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Staley JT. Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium: new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1921-1942.
- 😷 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Prosthecomicrobium Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Staley JT. Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium: new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1921-1942.
Parent taxon: Prosthecomicrobium Staley 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Staley JT. Prosthecomicrobium and Ancalomicrobium: new prosthecate freshwater bacteria. J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1921-1942.
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Record number: 779862
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