Achromatium

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

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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").

Achromatium Schewiakoff 1893, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Achromatiaceae Massart 1901 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Achromatium oxaliferum Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. pref. a-, not; Gr. n. chroma, color, paint; N.L. neut. n. Achromatium, that which is not colored.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [SCHEWIAKOFF (W.): Über einen neuen bacterienähnlichen organismus des Süsswassers. Habilitations-schrift, Universität Heidelberg C. Winter, 1893, pp. 1-36.]

Achromatium oxaliferum Schewiakoff 1893, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture isolated.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Hillhousia mirabilis" West and Griffiths 1909, "Hillhousia palustris" West and Griffiths 1913, "Achromatium gigas" Nadson 1913.
Etymology: Gr. n. oxalis, sorrel, Rumex spp. (whose leaves contain oxalic acid); L. v. fero, to carry; N.L. neut. adj. oxaliferum (sic), oxalate-containing.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [SCHEWIAKOFF (W.): Über einen neuen bacterienähnlichen organismus des Süsswassers. Habilitations-schrift, Universität Heidelberg C. Winter, 1893, pp. 1-36.]