Thermotoga

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 9
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Thermotoga Stetter and Huber 1986, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Thermotogales Reysenbach 2002; type genus of the family ¤ Thermotogaceae Reysenbach 2002).
Type species: ¤ Thermotoga maritima Stetter and Huber 1986.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; L. fem. n. toga, Roman outer garment; N.L. fem. n. Thermotoga, the hot outer garment.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576. [HUBER (R.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.), KÖNIG (H.), THOMM (M.), WOESE (C.R.), SLEYTR (U.B.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermotoga maritima sp. nov. represents a new genus of unique extremely thermophilic eubacteria growing up to 90°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 144, 324-333.]
Validation List N° 22 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The name Thermotoga must be attributed to Stetter and Huber 1986 (in Huber, Langworthy, König, Thomm, Woese, Sleytr and Stetter 1986) not to Huber et al. 1986 as cited in Validation List n° 22.
Reference: HUBER (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Genus I. Thermotoga Stetter and Huber 1986, 575^VP (Effective publication: Stetter and Hubber in Huber, Langworthy, König, Thomm, Woese, Sleytr and Stetter 1986, 332). In: D.R. BOONE, R.W. CASTENHOLZ and G.M. GARRITY (eds): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, pp. 370-377.

Thermotoga elfii Ravot et al. 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SEBR 6459 = ATCC 51869 = DSM 9442.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X80790.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. elfii, of ELF, named after ELF-Aquitaine.
Reference: RAVOT (G.), MAGOT (M.), FARDEAU (M.L.), PATEL (B.K.C.), PRENSIER (G.), EGAN (A.), GARCIA (J.L.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Thermotoga elfii sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium from an African oil-producing well. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 308-314.
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Thermotoga hypogea Fardeau et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SEBR 7054 = DSM 11164.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U89768.
Etymology: Gr. adj. hupogeôs -ôn, underground, subterraneous; N.L. fem. adj. hypogea, under the earth, referring to the site of isolation.
Reference: FARDEAU (M.L.), OLLIVIER (B.), PATEL (B.K.C.), MAGOT (M.), THOMAS (P.), RIMBAULT (A.), ROCCHICCIOLI (F.) and GARCIA (J.L.): Thermotoga hypogea sp. nov., a xylanolytic, thermophilic bacterium from an oil-producing well. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1013-1019.
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Thermotoga lettingae Balk et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TMO = ATCC BAA-301 = DSM 14385.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF355615.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. lettingae, of Lettinga, named after Gatze Lettinga, a Dutch biotechnologist, in recognition of his pioneering work on anaerobic methanol conversion in methanogenic bioreactors.
Reference: BALK (M.), WEIJMA (J.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Thermotoga lettingae sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, methanol-degrading bacterium isolated from a thermophilic anaerobic reactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1361-1368.
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Thermotoga maritima Stetter and Huber 1986, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MSB8 = ATCC 43589 = DSM 3109 = JCM 10099 = NBRC 100826.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M21774.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. maritima, of the sea, marine, describing its biotope.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576. [HUBER (R.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.), KÖNIG (H.), THOMM (M.), WOESE (C.R.), SLEYTR (U.B.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermotoga maritima sp. nov. represents a new genus of unique extremely thermophilic eubacteria growing up to 90°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 144, 324-333.]
Validation List N° 22 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The name Thermotoga maritima must be attributed to Stetter and Huber 1986 (in Huber, Langworthy, König, Thomm, Woese, Sleytr and Stetter 1986) not to Huber et al. 1986 as cited in Validation List n° 22.
Reference: HUBER (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Genus I. Thermotoga Stetter and Huber 1986, 575^VP (Effective publication: Stetter and Hubber in Huber, Langworthy, König, Thomm, Woese, Sleytr and Stetter 1986, 332). In: D.R. BOONE, R.W. CASTENHOLZ and G.M. GARRITY (eds): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, pp. 370-377.

Thermotoga naphthophila Takahata et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain RKU-10 = DSM 13996 = JCM 10882.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ872268.
Etymology: Gr. n. naphtha, naphta, bitumen; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. naphthophila, bitumen-loving.
Reference: TAKAHATA (Y.), NISHIJIMA (M.), HOAKI (T.) and MARUYAMA (T.): Thermotoga petrophila sp. nov. and Thermotoga naphthophila sp. nov., two hyperthermophilic bacteria from the Kubiki oil reservoir in Niigata, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1901-1909.
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Thermotoga neapolitana Jannasch et al. 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NS-E = ATCC 49049 = DSM 4359.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB039768.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. neapolitana, pertaining to Naples, having been isolated near Naples.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 28. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 93-94. [JANNASCH (H.W.), HUBER (R.), BELKIN (S.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermotoga neapolitana sp. nov. of the extremely thermophilic, eubacterial genus Thermotoga. Arch. Microbiol., 1988, 150, 103-104.]
Validation List N° 28 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Thermotoga petrophila Takahata et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain RKU-1 = DSM 13995 = JCM 10881.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ872269.
Etymology: Gr. n. petra, rock; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. petrophila, rock-loving.
Reference: TAKAHATA (Y.), NISHIJIMA (M.), HOAKI (T.) and MARUYAMA (T.): Thermotoga petrophila sp. nov. and Thermotoga naphthophila sp. nov., two hyperthermophilic bacteria from the Kubiki oil reservoir in Niigata, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1901-1909.
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Thermotoga subterranea Jeanthon et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SL1 = DSM 9912.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U22664.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. subterranea, underground, subterranean, describing its site of isolation.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 76. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1699-1700. [JEANTHON (C.), REYSENBACH (A.L.), L'HARIDON (S.), GAMBACORTA (A.), PACE (N.R.), GLÉNAT (P.) and PRIEUR (D.): Thermotoga subterranea sp. nov., a new thermophilic bacterium isolated from a continental oil reservoir. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 164, 91-97.]
Validation List N° 76 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Thermotoga thermarum Windberger et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LA3 = DSM 5069.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB039769, CP002351 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. thermarum, of warm springs, of warm baths; living in hot continental springs with low ionic strength.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 41. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 327-328. [WINDBERGER (E.), HUBER (R.), TRINCONE (A.), FRICKE (H.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermotoga thermarum sp. nov. and Thermotoga neapolitana occurring in African continental solfataric springs. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 151, 506-512.]
Validation List N° 41 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online