Thiomicrospira

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 11
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Thiomicrospira Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972, genus.
Type species: ¤ Thiomicrospira pelophila Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. adj. mikros, small, little; L. fem. n. spira, spiral; N.L. fem. n. Thiomicrospira, small sulfur spiral.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [KUENEN (J.G.) and VELDKAMP (H.): Thiomicrospira pelophila, gen. n., sp. n., a new obligately chemolithotrophic colourless sulfur bacterium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1972, 38, 241-256.]

Note: ¤ Thiomicrospira chilensis Brinkhoff et al. 1999 and ¤ Thiomicrospira frisia Brinkhoff et al. 1999 are two species described that have a rod-shaped morphology. Therefore, differentiation of Thiomicrospira species from ¤ Thiobacillus species on the basis of morphology is no longer valid.
Reference: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira chilensis sp. nov., a mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a Thioploca mat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 875-879.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira arctica Knittel et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SVAL-E = ATCC 700955 = DSM 13458.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ404731.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, arctic, and, by extension, pertaining to Arctic, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: KNITTEL (K.), KUEVER (J.), MEYERDIERKS (A.), MEINKE (R.), AMANN (R.) and BRINKHOFF (T.): Thiomicrospira arctica sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira psychrophila sp. nov., psychrophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from marine Arctic sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 781-786.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira chilensis Brinkhoff et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Ch-1 = ATCC 700858 = DSM 12352.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF013975.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. chilensis, pertaining to Chile, a country of South America.
Reference: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira chilensis sp. nov., a mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a Thioploca mat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 875-879.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira crunogena Jannasch et al. 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TH-55 = ATCC 35932 = DSM 12353 = LMD 84.00.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L40810.
Etymology: Gr. n. krounos (Latin transliteration crunos), spring; L. suff. genus -a -um (from L. v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget), born from; N.L. fem. adj. crunogena, spring-born.
Reference: JANNASCH (H.W.), WIRSEN (C.O.), NELSON (D.C.) and ROBERTSON (L.A.): Thiomicrospira crunogena sp. nov., a colorless, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 422-424.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira denitrificans Timmer-ten Hoor 1975, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33889 = DSM 1251.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP000153.
Etymology: N.L. v. denitrificare, to denitrify; N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [TIMMER-TEN HOOR (A.): A new type of thiosulphate oxidizing, nitrate reducing microorganism: Thiomicrospira denitrificans sp. nov. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 1975, 9, 344-351.]

Notes:
1 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition), the page numbers of the effective publication are cited as 343-351.
2 Thiomicrospira denitrificans Timmer-ten Hoor 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) should be reclassified because its belongs to the ε-subclass of the ¤ Proteobacteria [1, 2]. In 2006, Takai et al. propose the new combination ¤ Sulfurimonas denitrificans (Timmer-ten Hoor 1975) Takai et al. 2006 [3] (see below).
References:
1 BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira chilensis sp. nov., a mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a Thioploca mat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 875-879.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 ON (S.L.W.): International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Campylobacter and related bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 2 and 4 September 2001, Freiburg, Germany. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2339-2341.
Minutes of the meetings, 2 and 4 September 2001, Freiburg, Germany in IJSEM Online
3 TAKAI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), NAKAGAWA (S.), MIYAZAKI (M.), SUZUKI (Y.), INAGAKI (F.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Sulfurimonas paralvinellae sp. nov., a novel mesophilic, hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph within the Epsilonproteobacteria isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent polychaete nest, reclassification of Thiomicrospira denitrificans as Sulfurimonas denitrificans comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Sulfurimonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1725-1733.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Sulfurimonas denitrificans (Timmer-ten Hoor 1975) Takai et al. 2006, comb. nov.

Thiomicrospira frisia Brinkhoff et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JB-A2 = ATCC 700878 = DSM 12351.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF013974.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. frisia, pertaining to Frisia, a coastal region in northwestern Germany and the Netherlands from where the organism was obtained.
Reference: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira kuenenii sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira frisia sp. nov., two mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotropic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from an intertidal mud flat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 385-392.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira halophila Sorokin et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HL 5 = DSM 15072 = UNIQEM U 221.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ390450.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving.
Reference: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), SPIRIDONOVA (E.M.), BERG (I.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Thiomicrospira halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from hypersaline lakes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2375-2380.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira kuenenii Brinkhoff et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JB-A1 = ATCC 700877 = DSM 12350.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF013978.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. kuenenii, of Kuenen; named after J.G. Kuenen, a Dutch microbiologist of the Delft School of Microbiology, who proposed the genus Thiomicrospira.
Reference: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira kuenenii sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira frisia sp. nov., two mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotropic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from an intertidal mud flat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 385-392.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira pelophila Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 27801 = DSM 1534.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L40809.
Etymology: Gr. n. pelos, mud; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. pelophila, mud-loving.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [KUENEN (J.G.) and VELDKAMP (H.): KUENEN (J.G.) and VELDKAMP (H.): Thiomicrospira pelophila, gen. n., sp. n., a new obligately chemolithotrophic colourless sulfur bacterium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1972, 38, 241-256.]

Thiomicrospira psychrophila Knittel et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SVAL-D = ATCC 700954 = DSM 13453.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ404732.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. psychrophila, cold-loving.
Reference: KNITTEL (K.), KUEVER (J.), MEYERDIERKS (A.), MEINKE (R.), AMANN (R.) and BRINKHOFF (T.): Thiomicrospira arctica sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira psychrophila sp. nov., psychrophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from marine Arctic sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 781-786.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira thermophila Takai et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain I78 = DSM 16397 = JCM 12397.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB166731.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving.
Reference: TAKAI (K.), HIRAYAMA (H.), NAKAGAWA (T.), SUZUKI (Y.), NEALSON (K.H.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Thiomicrospira thermophila sp. nov., a novel microaerobic, thermotolerant, sulfur-oxidizing chemolithomixotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal fumarole in the TOTO caldera, Mariana Arc, Western Pacific. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2325-2333.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiomicrospira thyasirae (Wood and Kelly 1995) Wood and Kelly 1995, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 51452 = DSM 5322.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF016046.
Basonym: ¤ Thiobacillus thyasiris Wood and Kelly 1995.
Etymology: N.L. n. Thyasira, a genus of the bivalve mollusk family of the Thyasiridae; N.L. gen. n. thyasirae, of Thyasira, isolated from Thyasira flexuosa.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419. [WOOD (A.P.) and KELLY (D.P.): Reclassification of Thiobacillus thyasiris as Thiomicrospira thyasirae comb. nov., an organism exhibiting pleomorphism in response to environmental conditions. Arch. Microbiol., 1993, 159, 45-47.]
Validation List N° 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online