Patescibacterium


Citation

Formal styling
Patescibacterium Dutkiewicz et al., 2024
Effective publication
Dutkiewicz et al., 2024
SeqCode status
Valid (SeqCode)
Register List
seqco.de/r:gs62mgo0 (validated)
Canonical URL
https://seqco.de/i:48242

Nomenclature

Rank
Genus
Inferred stem
Patescibacteri-
Syllabication
Pa.tes.ci.bac.te'ri.um
Etymology
L. verb. patesco, to become visible, bare; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Patescibacterium, bare bacterium
Nomenclatural type
Patescibacterium danicumTs
Nomenclatural status
Validly published under the SeqCode

Taxonomy

Description
The description of the genus is based on the single species which is characterized by a small genome size below 1 Mbp and inferred to lack nucleotide and amino acid synthesis, which is compensated by encoded DNA uptake and peptide cleaving abilities. The lack of a pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and a complete tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle leaves anaerobic glycolysis, albeit without the key enzyme phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1), as a means of energy conservation. 
The type species of the genus is Patescibacterium danicum, obtained from the Mariagerfjord WWTP in Denmark.
Classification
Bacteria » Patescibacteriota » Patescibacteriia » Patescibacteriales » Patescibacteriaceae » Patescibacterium
Parent
Patescibacteriaceae assigned in Dutkiewicz et al., 2024
Children (1)

Metadata

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Local history
Registered by
Rinke, Chris, created 9 months ago
Submitted by
Rinke, Chris 4 months ago
Curators
Validated by
Rodriguez-R, Luis M about 2 months ago
Date of priority
2024-12-01 08:11 PM (UTC)

Publications
1

Citation Title
Dutkiewicz et al., 2024, ISME Communications Proposal of Patescibacterium danicum gen. Nov., sp. nov. in the ubiquitous ultrasmall bacterial phylum Patescibacteriota phyl. Nov
Effective publication
Assigned this taxon



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