Pyrobaculum

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Pyrobaculum Huber et al. 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pyrobaculum islandicum Huber et al. 1988.
Etymology: Gr. n. pur, fire; L. neut. n. baculum, stick; N.L. neut. n. Pyrobaculum, the fire stick.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222. [HUBER (R.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 149, 95-101.]
Validation List N° 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Pyrobaculum aerophilum Völkl et al. 1996 (complete authorship reads: Völkl, Huber and Stetter in Völkl, Huber, Drobner, Rachel, Burggraf, Trincone and Stetter), sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IM2 = ATCC 51768 = CIP 104966 = DSM 7523 = JCM 9630 = NBRC 100827.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L07510.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer aeros, air; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. aerophilum, air-loving, because of its ability to use oxygen for growth in contrast to all other described species of the genus Pyrobaculum.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 58. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 836-837. [VÖLKL (P.), HUBER (R.), DROBNER (E.), RACHEL (R.), BURGGRAF (S.), TRINCONE (A.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum aerophilum sp. nov., a novel nitrate-reducing hyperthermophilic archaeum. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1993, 59, 2918-2926.]
Validation List N° 58 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The strain CIP 104966 is not available.
Reference: BIZET (C.): Personal communication (June 28, 2005).

Pyrobaculum arsenaticum Huber et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain PZ6* = ATCC 700994 = DSM 13514 = JCM 11321.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ277124.
Etymology: N.L. n. arsenas -atis, arsenate; L. neut. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. arsenaticum, pertaining to arsenate, able to respire arsenate.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 79. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 263-265. [HUBER (R.), SACHER (M.), VOLLMANN (A.), HUBER (H.) and ROSE (D.): Respiration of arsenate and selenate by hyperthermophilic archaea. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2000, 23, 305-314.]
Validation List N° 79 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Pyrobaculum calidifontis Amo et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain VA1 = DSM 21063 = JCM 11548.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB078332.
Etymology: L. adj. calidus, hot; L. n. fons fontis, spring, fountain; N.L. gen. n. calidifontis, of a hot spring.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 121. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1057. [AMO (T.), PAJE (M.L.F.), INAGAKI (A.), EZAKI (S.), ATOMI (H.) and IMANAKA (T.): Pyrobaculum calidifontis sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon that grows in atmospheric air. Archaea, 2002, 1, 113-121]
Validation List N° 121 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The culture collection accession number DSM 21063 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: VALIDATION LIST N° 121 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1057.
Validation List N° 121 in IJSEM Online

Pyrobaculum islandicum Huber et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain GEO3 = DSM 4184 = JCM 9189.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L07511.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. islandicum, of Iceland, describing the place of its first isolation.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222. [HUBER (R.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 149, 95-101.]
Validation List N° 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Pyrobaculum oguniense Sako et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TE7 = DSM 13380 = JCM 10595.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB087402.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. oguniense, pertaining to Oguni-cho, which is the town of the Tuetate hot spring (a slightly alkaliphilic terrestrial hot spring in Oguni cho, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan).
Reference: SAKO (Y.), NUNOURA (T.) and UCHIDA (A.): Pyrobaculum oguniense sp. nov., a novel facultatively aerobic and hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at up to 97 °C. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 303-309.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Pyrobaculum organotrophum Huber et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain H10 = DSM 4185 = JCM 9190.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB063647.
Etymology: N.L. adj. organicus (from Gr. adj. organikos, of or pertaining to an organ), pertaining to organic chemical compounds; Gr. masc. n. trophos, feeder, rearer, that which nourishes; N.L. neut. adj. organotrophum, feeding on organic material.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222. [HUBER (R.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 149, 95-101.]
Validation List N° 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In Validation List n° 25, the type strain DSM 4185 is erroneously cited as DSM 3185.