Acetothermus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Acetothermus

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Acetothermus Dietrich et al. 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Acetothermus paucivorans Dietrich et al. 1988.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Acetothermus, a thermophilic microorganism producing acetic acid.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329. [DIETRICH (G.), WEISS (N.) and WINTER (J.): Acetothermus paucivorans, gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium from sewage sludge, fermenting hexoses to acetate, CO2 and H2. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1988, 10, 174-179.]
Validation List N° 26 in IJSM Online

Acetothermus paucivorans Dietrich et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TN = DSM 20768.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. adj. paucus, few, little; L. part. adj. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L part. adj. paucivorans, eating little (utilizing only a very restricted number of the supplied substrates).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329. [DIETRICH (G.), WEISS (N.) and WINTER (J.): Acetothermus paucivorans, gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium from sewage sludge, fermenting hexoses to acetate, CO2 and H2. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1988, 10, 174-179.]
Validation List N° 26 in IJSM Online