Pyramidobacter Downes et al. 2009
General information
Name
Pyramidobacter
Valid publication
2009
Nomenclature type
Pyramidobacter piscolens
Etymology
Gr. n. <i>puramis</i> -<i>idos</i>, pyramid; N.L. masc. n. <i>bacter</i>, a rod; N.L. masc. n. <i>Pyramidobacter</i>, a rod that forms pyramid-like colonies.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are obligately anaerobic, non-motile bacilli. Cells are asaccharolytic and produce major amounts of acetic acid, minor amounts of isovaleric acid and minor to trace amounts of propionic, isobutyric, succinic and phenylacetic acids as end products of metabolism in PYG. The DNA G+C content of the type species is 59 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M022801010111001 | Pyramidobacter piscolens | Species | 638849 |
References
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Downes, J., Vartoukian, S.R., Dewhirst, F.E., Izard, J., Chen, T., Yu, W.-H., Sutcliffe, I.C., and Wade, W.G. Pyramidobacter piscolens gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum 'Synergistetes' isolated from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2009) 59:972-980.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.000364-0]
[PMID:19406777]
[PMCID:PMC2868594]