Caenibacterium thermophilum is a later synonym of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans.
Recently, two strains of Schlegelella thermodepolymerans Elbanna et al. 2003 and an independently isolated bacterium, Caenibacterium thermophilum Manaia et al. 2003, were described in parallel as gen. nov., sp. nov. Analysis of the 16S rRNA genes revealed similarity between C. thermophilum and the two strains of S. thermodepolymerans of 99.8 and 99.6 %, respectively. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments revealed mean DNA reassociation levels of 97-98 % among C. thermophilum and the two strains of S. thermodepolymerans, thereby confirming the close relationship and indicating that C. thermophilum is a later synonym of S. thermodepolymerans.
Lütke-Eversloh
Tina
T
Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische, Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Elbanna
Khaled
K
Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische, Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Cnockaert
Margo C
MC
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Mergaert
Joris
J
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Swings
Jean
J
Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Manaia
Célia M
CM
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Steinbüchel
Alexander
A
Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische, Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 3, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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