Anaerovibrio

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Anaerovibrio Hungate 1966, genus.
Type species: ¤ Anaerovibrio lipolyticus corrig. Hungate 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); N.L. masc. n. Anaerovibrio, vibrio not living in air.
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). [HUNGATE (R.E.): The Rumen and its Microbes, Academic Press, New York, 1966.]

Anaerovibrio burkinabensis Ouattara et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B4B0 = ATCC 51455 = CIP 105409 = DSM 6283.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ010961.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. burkinensis, pertaining to Burkina Faso, the place from which the organism was isolated.
Reference: OUATTARA (A.S.), TRAORE (A.S.) and GARCIA (J.L.): Characterization of Anaerovibrio burkinabensis sp. nov., a lactate-fermenting bacterium isolated from rice field soils. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 390-397.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Anaeroarcus burkinensis corrig. (Ouattara et al. 1992) Strompl et al. 1999, comb. nov.

Anaerovibrio glycerini Schauder and Schink 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LGS 4 = ATCC 51177 = DSM 5192 = CIP 105408.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ010960.
Etymology: N.L. n. glycerinum, glycerine, glycerol; N.L. gen. n. glycerini, of glycerol, referring to utilization of glycerol as sole substrate.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 57. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 625-626. [SCHAUDER (R.) and SCHINK (B.): Anaerovibrio glycerini sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium fermenting glycerol to propionate, cell mater, and hydrogen. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 152, 473-478.]
Validation List N° 57 in IJSEM Online (PDF format) - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Anaerosinus glycerini (Schauder and Schink 1996) Strömpl et al. 1999, comb. nov.

Anaerovibrio lipolyticus corrig. Hungate 1966, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33276 = CIP 105407 = DSM 3074 = VPI 7553.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB034191.
Etymology: Gr. n. lipos, fat; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lutikos), able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. lipolyticus, fat-dissolving.
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). [HUNGATE (R.E.): The Rumen and its Microbes, Academic Press, New York, 1966.]

Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, lipolytica (sic) has been corrected by Strömpl et al. 1999.
Reference: STRÖMPL (C.), TINDALL (B.J.), JARVIS (G.N.), LÜNSDORF (H.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and HIPPE (H.): A re-evaluation of the taxonomy of the genus Anaerovibrio, with the reclassification of Anaerovibrio glycerini as Anaerosinus glycerini gen. nov., comb. nov., and Anaerovibrio burkinabensis as Anaeroarcus burkinensis [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1861-1872.
Original article in IJSEM Online