Thiofaba

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

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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").

Thiofaba Mori and Suzuki 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thiofaba tepidiphila Mori and Suzuki 2008.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. fem. n. faba, bean; N.L. fem. n. Thiofaba, sulfur bean.
Reference: MORI (K.) and SUZUKI (K.): Thiofaba tepidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium of the Gammaproteobacteria isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1885-1891.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiofaba tepidiphila Mori and Suzuki 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BDA453 = DSM 19618 = NBRC 103218.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB304258.
Etymology: L. adj. tepidus, moderately warm; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. tepidiphila, loving lukewarm conditions.
Reference: MORI (K.) and SUZUKI (K.): Thiofaba tepidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium of the Gammaproteobacteria isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1885-1891.
Original article in IJSEM Online