Aristaeella
| Aristaeella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Aristaeellaceae Mahoney-Kurpe et al. 2023 |
| Genus: | Aristaeella Mahoney-Kurpe et al. 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Aristaeella hokkaidonensis Mahoney-Kurpe et al. 2023 | |
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Aristaeella is a genus of Gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria in the family Aristaeellaceae.[2] Its two described species were originally isolated from the rumen of a sheep and a cow.[2]
Members of the genus ferment various sugars and plant polysaccharides, including xylan and pectin, but do not degrade crystalline cellulose. Their major fermentation products include acetate, lactate, hydrogen, and ethanol.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus was described in 2023, together with the family Aristaeellaceae. Its type species is Aristaeella hokkaidonensis.[2][1] The name Aristaeella refers to Aristaeus, a figure in Greek mythology associated with animal husbandry and the production of alcoholic beverages.[2]
As of 2026, the genus contains two validly published species:[1]
- Aristaeella hokkaidonensis Mahoney-Kurpe et al. 2023
- Aristaeella lactis Mahoney-Kurpe et al. 2023
References
- 1 2 3 "Genus: Aristaeella". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mahoney-Kurpe SC, Palevich N, Noel SJ, Gagic D, Biggs PJ, Soni P, Reid PM, Koike S, Kobayashi Y, Janssen PH, Attwood GT, Moon CD (2023). "Aristaeella hokkaidonensis gen. nov. sp. nov. and Aristaeella lactis sp. nov., two rumen bacterial species of a novel proposed family, Aristaeellaceae fam. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 73 (5) 005831. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005831. PMID 37170869.