Thermothrix

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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").

Thermothrix Caldwell et al. 1981, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermothrix thiopara Caldwell et al. 1981.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Thermothrix, hot hair.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 6. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 215-218. [CALDWELL (D.E.), CALDWELL (S.J.) and LAYCOCK (J.P.): Thermothrix thiopara gen. et sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic facultative chemolithotroph living at neutral pH and high temperature. Can. J. Microbiol., 1976, 22, 1509-1517.]
Validation List N° 6 in IJSEM Online

Further concise information (in French)

Thermothrix azorensis Odintsova et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TM = ATCC 51754.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GU233444.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. azorensis, pertaining to the Azores.
Reference: ODINTSOVA (E.V.), JANNASCH (H.W.), MAMONE (J.A.) and LANGWORTHY (T.A.): Thermothrix azorensis sp. nov., an obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing, thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 422-428.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The strain ATCC 51754 does not appear in the ATCC catalog. According to Dr. Kuever, pure culture of this strain is lost.
Reference: KUEVER (J.): Personal communication (February 11, 2010).

Thermothrix thiopara Caldwell et al. 1981, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 29244.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. v. paro, to make, to provide, produce; N.L. fem. adj. thiopara, sulfur-providing, sulfur-depositing.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 6. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 215-218. [CALDWELL (D.E.), CALDWELL (S.J.) and LAYCOCK (J.P.): Thermothrix thiopara gen. et sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic facultative chemolithotroph living at neutral pH and high temperature. Can. J. Microbiol., 1976, 22, 1509-1517.]
Validation List N° 6 in IJSEM Online

Note: The strain ATCC 29244 does not appear in the ATCC catalog. According to Dr. Kuever, pure culture of this strain is lost.
Reference: KUEVER (J.): Personal communication (February 11, 2010).