Taxonomy browser Taxonomy Browser (Neomoorella thermoacetica)

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BioProject	30	36	-
BioSample	40	43	-
Conserved Domains	1	1	-
Gene	5,407	8,191	-
Identical Protein Groups	21,631	22,745	-
Nucleotide	1,007	1,488	99
PubChem BioAssay	2	2	-
PMC	753	753	-
Protein	72,203	75,666	-
SRA	76	77	-
Structure	32	62	-
Taxonomy	4	4	-

Neomoorella thermoacetica

Taxonomy ID: 1525 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:1525)

current name

Neomoorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Gtari and Ventura 2025 in [Gtari M & Ventura S (2025)]

homotypic synonym:

Moorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Collins et al. 1994 , nom. illeg.¹⁾ in [Collins MD et al. (1994)]

basionym:

Clostridium thermoaceticum Fontaine et al. 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) in in [Skerman VBD et al. (1980)] , [Fontaine FE et al. (1942)]

not verified as type of Clostridium thermaceticum corrig.: DSM : 1974

type strain of Clostridium thermoaceticum: ATCC : 35608 , DSM : 521 , JCM : 9319 , VPI : 12954 , DSM : 2955 , personal : Fontaine

homotypic synonym:

Clostridium thermaceticum corrig. Fontaine et al. 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) in [Cato EP et al. (1986)]

NCBI BLAST name: firmicutes
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Other names:

heterotypic synonym Moorella thermoautotrophica (Wiegel et al. 1982) Collins et al. 1994 , nom. rej.²⁾

Lineage(full): cellular organisms; Bacteria; Bacillati; Bacillota; Clostridia; Neomoorellales; Neomoorellaceae; Neomoorella

Notes:

1) 'Nom. illeg.' (= nomen illegitimum, = illegitimate name) refers to a validly published name that is not in accordance with the particular rules of its relevant Code of Nomenclature.
2) 'Nom. rej.' (= nomen rejeciendum, = rejected name) refers to a name rejected in favor of a name conserved through procedures stipulated in the various Codes of Nomenclature.
3) 'Nom. rej.' (= nomen rejeciendum, = rejected name) refers to a name rejected in favor of a name conserved through procedures stipulated in the various Codes of Nomenclature.
4) 'Nom. rej.' (= nomen rejeciendum, = rejected name) refers to a name rejected in favor of a name conserved through procedures stipulated in the various Codes of Nomenclature.
5) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).

Comments and References:

Collins MD et al. (1994) , Pubmed: abstract

Collins, M.D., Lawson, P.A., Willems, A., Cordoba, J.J., Fernandez-Garayzabal, J., Garcia, P., Cai, J., Hippe, H., and Farrow, J.A.E. "The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations." Int. J. Syst.Bacteriol. (1994) 44(4):812-826.

Skerman VBD et al. (1980)

Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names." Intl. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30(1):225-420.

Fontaine FE et al. (1942) , doi: 10.1128/jb.43.6.701-715.1942 , Pubmed: abstract

Fontaine, F.E., Peterson, W.H., McCoy, E., Johnson, M.J., and Ritter, G.J. "A new type of glucose fermentation by Clostridium thermoaceticum." J. Bacteriol. (1942) 43(6):701-715.

Cato EP et al. (1986)

Gtari M & Ventura S (2025) , Pubmed: abstract

Gtari, M., and Ventura, S. "Proposal of Neomoorella gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Moorella Collins et al. 1994." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2025) 75(5):006779,

Validation List No. 9 (1982)

VALIDATION LIST No. 9. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1982) 32(3):384-385.

Cato EP et al. (1986)

Wiegel J et al. (1981)

Wiegel, J., Braun, M., and Gottschalk, G. "Clostridium thermoautotrophicum species nova, a thermophile producing acetate from molecular hydrogen and carbon dioxide." Curr. Microbiol. (1981) 5(4):255-260.

Arahal DR et al. (2022b)

Arahal, D.R., Busse, H.-J., Bull, C.T., Christensen, H., Chuvochina, M., Dedysh, S.N., Fournier, P.-E., Konstantinidis, K.T., Parker, C.T., Rossello-Mora, R., Ventosa, A., and Göker, M. "Judicial Opinions 112-122." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 72(8):005481.

Redl S et al. (2020)

Redl, S., Poehlein, A., Esser, C., Bengelsdorf, F.R., Jensen, T.Ø., Jendresen, C.B., Tindall, B.J., Daniel, R., Dürre, P., and Nielsen, A.T. "Genome-based comparison of all species of the genus Moorella, and status of the species Moorella thermoacetica and Moorella thermoautotrophica." Front. Microbiol. (2020) 10:3070.

Kimura Z et al. (2016)

Kimura, Z.-i., Hoshino, T., and Murakami, K. "The status of the species Moorella thermoautotrophica (Wiegel et al., 1981). Request for an Opinion." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2016) 66:3249-3251. [N.B.: the Judicial Commission has placed Moorella thermoautotrophica on the list of rejected names: Opinion 115, Arahal et al. (2022).]

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Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.