Geothrix

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

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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").

Geothrix Coates et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geothrix fermentans Coates et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. n. gê, earth; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Geothrix, hair-like cell from the earth, referring to the cell morphology under fumarate-reducing conditions.
Reference: COATES (J.D.), ELLIS (D.J.), GAW (C.V.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Geothrix fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Fe(III)-reducing bacterium from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1615-1622.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Geothrix fermentans Coates et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain H-5 = ATCC 700665 = DSM 14018.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U41563.
Etymology: L. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting.
Reference: COATES (J.D.), ELLIS (D.J.), GAW (C.V.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Geothrix fermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Fe(III)-reducing bacterium from a hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1615-1622.
Original article in IJSEM Online