Phylogenetic relationships of three amino-acid-util izing anaerobes, Selenornonas acidaminovorans, ‘Selenomonas acidaminophila’ and Eubacterium acidaminophilum, as inferred from partial 16s rDNA nucleotide sequences and proposal of Thermanaerovibrio acidaminovorans gen. nov., comb. nov. and Anaeromusa acidaminophila gen. nov., comb. nov.

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