Pyrolobus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Pyrolobus Blöchl et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pyrolobus fumarii Blöchl et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. n. pur, fire; L. masc. n. lobus, lobe; N.L. masc. n. Pyrolobus, the “fire lobe” (the hyperthermophilic lobe).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 71. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1325-1326. [BLÖCHL (E.), RACHEL (R.), BURGGRAF (S.), HAFENBRADL (D.), JANNASCH (H.W.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrolobus fumarii, gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113 °C. Extremophiles, 1997, 1, 14-21.]
Validation List N° 71 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Pyrolobus fumarii Blöchl et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 1A = DSM 11204 = JCM 17356.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X99555, CP002838 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. gen. n. fumarii, of a chimney, referring to its black smoker habitat.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 71. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1325-1326. [BLÖCHL (E.), RACHEL (R.), BURGGRAF (S.), HAFENBRADL (D.), JANNASCH (H.W.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrolobus fumarii, gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113 °C. Extremophiles, 1997, 1, 14-21.]
Validation List N° 71 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online