Zymophilus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Zymophilus Schleifer et al. 1990, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Zymophilus raffinosivorans Schleifer et al. 1990.
Etymology: Gr. n. zumê, leaven, yeast; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. Zymophilus, yeast-lover.
Reference: SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LEUTERITZ (M.), WEISS (N.), LUDWIG (W.), KIRCHHOF (G.) and SEIDEL-RÜFER (H.): Taxonomic study of anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria from breweries: emended description of Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and description of Pectinatus frisingensis sp. nov., Selenomonas lacticifex sp. nov., Zymophilus raffinosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Zymophilus paucivorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 19-27.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Zymophilus paucivorans Schleifer et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AA1 = ATCC 49689 = DSM 20756.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF373025.
Etymology: L. adj. paucus, few, little; L. v. vorare, to eat, to devour; N.L. part. adj. paucivorans, utilizing (devouring) relatively few carbohydrates.
Reference: SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LEUTERITZ (M.), WEISS (N.), LUDWIG (W.), KIRCHHOF (G.) and SEIDEL-RÜFER (H.): Taxonomic study of anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria from breweries: emended description of Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and description of Pectinatus frisingensis sp. nov., Selenomonas lacticifex sp. nov., Zymophilus raffinosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Zymophilus paucivorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 19-27.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Zymophilus raffinosivorans Schleifer et al. 1990, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SH2 = ATCC 49691 = DSM 20765.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ217599.
Etymology: N.L. n. raffinosum, raffinose; L. v. vorare, to devour, to eat; N.L. part. adj. raffinosivorans, raffinose- devouring.
Reference: SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LEUTERITZ (M.), WEISS (N.), LUDWIG (W.), KIRCHHOF (G.) and SEIDEL-RÜFER (H.): Taxonomic study of anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria from breweries: emended description of Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and description of Pectinatus frisingensis sp. nov., Selenomonas lacticifex sp. nov., Zymophilus raffinosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Zymophilus paucivorans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 19-27.
Original article in IJSEM Online