Acidithiobacillus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Acidithiobacillales Garrity et al. 2005; type genus of the family ¤ Acidithiobacillaceae Garrity et al. 2005).
Type species: ¤ Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Kelly and Wood 2000.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour) an acid; Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Thiobacillus, small acid-loving sulfur rod.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000 emend. Hallberg et al. 2010.
Type species: ¤ Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Kelly and Wood 2000.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour) an acid; Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Thiobacillus, small acid-loving sulfur rod.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 12. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1482-1483 [HALLBERG (K.B.), GONZÁLEZ-TORIL (E.) and JOHNSON (D.B.): Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans, sp. nov.; facultatively anaerobic, psychrotolerant iron-, and sulfur-oxidizing acidophiles isolated from metal mine-impacted environments. Extremophiles, 2010, 14, 9-19.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion N° 12 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Acidithiobacillus albertensis corrig. (Bryant et al. 1988) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 35403 = DSM 14366.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ459804.
Basonym: ¤ Thiobacillus albertis Bryant et al. 1988.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. albertensis, pertaining to Alberta, Canadian province of Alberta.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet albertis (sic) has been corrected by Kelly and Wood 2000.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The assignment of Thiobacillus albertis Bryant et al. 1988 to the genus Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000 is tentative, as its 16S rRNA sequence does not appear to be available yet. Moreover, the original isolate may have been lost from culture.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Acidithiobacillus caldus (Hallberg and Lindström 1995) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain KU = ATCC 51756 = DSM 8584.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z29975.
Basonym: ¤ Thiobacillus caldus Hallberg and Lindström 1995.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. caldus, warm, hot; intended to mean liking warmth.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans Hallberg et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NO-37 = DSM 22755 = JCM 15606.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF376020.
Etymology: L. n. ferrum, iron; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. ferrivorans, iron-devouring.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 132. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 469-472. [HALLBERG (K.B.), GONZÁLEZ-TORIL (E.) and JOHNSON (D.B.): Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans, sp. nov.; facultatively anaerobic, psychrotolerant iron-, and sulfur-oxidizing acidophiles isolated from metal mine-impacted environments. Extremophiles, 2010, 14, 9-19.]
Validation List N° 132 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 23270 = CIP 104768 = DSM 14882.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF465604.
Basonym: ¤ Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Temple and Colmer 1951 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans" Leathen and Braley 1954, "Ferrobacillus sulfooxidans" Kinsel 1960.
Etymology: L. n. ferrum, iron; N.L. part. adj. oxidans, oxidizing; N.L. part. adj. ferrooxidans, iron-oxidizing.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Many strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans exhibit considerable genetic variation. It is inevitable, therefore, that some strains assigned to this species will be reassigned to new species or genera in due course.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 19377 = CIP 104597 = DSM 14887 = JCM 3867 = NCIMB 8343.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y11596.
Basonym: ¤ Thiobacillus thiooxidans Waksman and Joffe 1922 (Approved Lists 1980).
Heterotypic synonym: ¤ Thiobacillus concretivorus Parker 1945 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Thiobacterium thiooxydans" (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Lehmann and Neumann 1927, "Thiobacillus thermitanus" Emoto 1928, "Thiobacillus lobatus" Emoto 1929, "Thiobacillus crenatus" Emoto 1929, "Thiobacillus umbonatus" Emoto 1929".
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. part. adj. oxidans, oxidizing; N.L. part. adj. thiooxidans, oxidizing sulfur.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online