Ferrithrix

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

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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").

Ferrithrix Johnson et al. 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ferrithrix thermotolerans Johnson et al. 2009.
Etymology: L. n. ferrum, iron; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair, thread; N.L. fem. n. Ferrithrix, iron thread, referring to filamentous nature and capacity for ferrous iron oxidation.
Reference: JOHNSON (D.B.), BACELAR-NICOLAU (P.), OKIBE (N.), THOMAS (A.) and HALLBERG (K.B.): Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ferrithrix thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.: heterotrophic, iron-oxidizing, extremely acidophilic actinobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1082-1089.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ferrithrix thermotolerans Johnson et al. 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Y005 = ATCC BAA-1645 = DSM 19514.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY140237.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. thermotolerans, heat-tolerating, able to tolerate high temperatures.
Reference: JOHNSON (D.B.), BACELAR-NICOLAU (P.), OKIBE (N.), THOMAS (A.) and HALLBERG (K.B.): Ferrimicrobium acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ferrithrix thermotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.: heterotrophic, iron-oxidizing, extremely acidophilic actinobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1082-1089.
Original article in IJSEM Online