Rhabdanaerobium Liu et al. 2017
General information
Name
Rhabdanaerobium
Valid publication
2017
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Eubacteriaceae.
Rhabdanaerobium
Nomenclature type
Rhabdanaerobium thermarum
Etymology
Gr. fem. n. <i>rhabdos</i> rod; Gr. pref. <i>an</i> not; Gr. n. <i>aer</i> air; Gr. n. <i>bios</i> life; N.L. neut. n. <i>Rhabdanaerobium</i> an anaerobic rod-shaped life form.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are rods with a Gram-positive-type cell wall. Terminal spores and flagellum are formed. Negative for oxidase and catalase. The major polar lipids are diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylinositol. The major fatty acids (>10 %) are C14:0 FAME, anteiso-C15:0 FAME and C18:0 FAME.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010610001 | Rhabdanaerobium thermarum | Species | 1715347 |
References
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Liu, L., Jiao, J.-Y., Salam, N., Zhou, E.-M., Fang, B.-Z., Xian, W.-D., Li, M.-M., Ding, Y.-P., and Li, W.-J. Rhabdanaerobium thermarum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2017) 67(11):4584-4588.[DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.002335]
[PMID:28945534]