Aeropyrum

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Aeropyrum

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Aeropyrum pernix Sako et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer aeros, air; Gr. neut. n. pur, fire; N.L. neut. n. Aeropyrum, air fire, referring to the hyperthermophilic respirative character of the organism.
Reference: SAKO (Y.), NOMURA (N.), UCHIDA (A.), ISHIDA (Y.), MORII (H.), KOGA (Y.), HOAKI (T.) and MARUYAMA (T.): Aeropyrum pernix gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at temperatures up to 100°C. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1070-1077.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Rule 65(2), the genus name Aeropyrum must be in the neuter gender, not in the masculine gender as cited in the paper by Sako et al. 1996.

Aeropyrum camini Nakagawa et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SY1 = ATCC BAA-758 = JCM 12091.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB109559.
Etymology: L. gen. n. camini, of a chimney, relating to its isolation from a hydrothermal vent chimney.
Reference: NAKAGAWA (S.), TAKAI (K.), HORIKOSHI (K.) and SAKO (Y.): Aeropyrum camini sp. nov., a strictly aerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 329-335.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Aeropyrum pernix Sako et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain K1 = ATCC 700893 = DSM 11879 = JCM 9820 = NBRC 100138.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D83259.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pernix, nimble, active, agile, indicating high motility in microscopic inspection.
Reference: SAKO (Y.), NOMURA (N.), UCHIDA (A.), ISHIDA (Y.), MORII (H.), KOGA (Y.), HOAKI (T.) and MARUYAMA (T.): Aeropyrum pernix gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at temperatures up to 100°C. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1070-1077.
Original article in IJSEM Online