Acetomicrobium

Acetomicrobium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Thermotogati
Phylum: Synergistota
Class: Synergistia
Order: Synergistales
Family: Synergistaceae
Genus: Acetomicrobium
Soutschek et al. 1985[1]
Type species
Acetomicrobium flavidum
Soutschek et al. 1985[2]
Species
Synonyms

Anaerobaculum Rees et al. 1997

Acetomicrobium is a genus in the phylum Synergistota (Bacteria).[3] In 2016, the former genus Anaerobaculum was folded into Acetomicrobium.[4]

Etymology

The name Acetomicrobium derives from:
Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun microbium (from Greek adjective mikros (μικρός), small and Greek noun bios (βίος), life), a microbe; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Acetomicrobium, a microorganism producing acetic acid.[3]

Phylogeny

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[5][6][7] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226[8][9][10]
Acetomicrobium

A. flavidum Soutschek et al. 1985

A. mobile (Menes & Muxi 2002) Ben Hania et al. 2016

A. hydrogeniformans (Maune & Tanner 2012) Ben Hania et al. 2016

A. thermoterrenum (Rees et al. 1997) Ben Hania et al. 2016

Acetomicrobium

A. flavidum (incl. A. mobile)

A. thermoterrenum (incl. A. hydrogeniformans)

Species

The genus contains five species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Schoch CL; et al. "Acetomicrobium". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. ^ a b "Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB: List No. 17†". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 35 (2): 223–225. 1 April 1985. doi:10.1099/00207713-35-2-223.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Acetomicrobium in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  4. ^ Hania, Wajdi Ben (1 March 2016). "Reclassification of Anaerobaculum mobile, Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum, Anaerobaculum hydrogeniformans as Acetomicrobium mobile comb. nov., Acetomicrobium thermoterrenum comb. nov. and Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Acetomicrobium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (3): 1506–1509. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000910. PMID 26791251.
  5. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. ^ "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  9. ^ "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  11. ^ Euzéby, J. P. (1 July 1998). "Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision)". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 48 (3): 1073–1075. doi:10.1099/00207713-48-3-1073.