Name: Sporomusa acidovorans Ollivier et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.do.vo.rans. L. neut. adj. acidum, an acid; from L. masc. adj. acidus, sour; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. part. adj. acidovorans, acid devouring

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49682; DSM 3132; Mol

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ279798 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ollivier B, Cord-Ruwisch R, Lombardo A, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of Sporomusa acidovorans sp. nov., a methylotrophic homoacetogenic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1985; 142:307-310.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 32. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:105-106.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04911 (N = 9).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985

Assigned by: Ollivier B, Cord-Ruwisch R, Lombardo A, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of Sporomusa acidovorans sp. nov., a methylotrophic homoacetogenic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1985; 142:307-310.

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Record number: 781126