Name: Sporomusa silvacetica Kuhner et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: silv.a.ce.ti.ca. L. fem. n. silva, forest; N.L. fem. adj. acetica, pertaining to vinegar, acetic acid; N.L. fem. adj. silvacetica, a forest organism producing acetic acid

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700346; DG-1; DSM 10669

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16S rRNA gene: Y09976 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuhner CH, Frank C, Griesshammer A, Schmittroth M, Acker G, Gossner A, Drake HL. Sporomusa silvacetica sp, nov., an acetogenic bacterium isolated from aggregated forest soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:352-358.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:917-919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Sporomusa Möller et al. 1985

Assigned by: Kuhner CH, Frank C, Griesshammer A, Schmittroth M, Acker G, Gossner A, Drake HL. Sporomusa silvacetica sp, nov., an acetogenic bacterium isolated from aggregated forest soil. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:352-358.

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Record number: 781133