Ignisphaera

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

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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").

Ignisphaera Niederberger et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. n. ignis, fire; L. fem. n. sphaera, ball; N.L. fem. n. Ignisphaera, fire ball.
Reference: NIEDERBERGER (T.D.), GÖTZ (D.K.), McDONALD (I.R.), RONIMUS (R.S.) and MORGAN (H.W.): Ignisphaera aggregans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic crenarchaeote isolated from hot springs in Rotorua and Tokaanu, New Zealand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 965-971.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AQ1.S1 = DSM 17230 = JCM 13409.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP002098 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. part. adj. aggregans, aggregate forming, aggregating clumping.
Reference: NIEDERBERGER (T.D.), GÖTZ (D.K.), McDONALD (I.R.), RONIMUS (R.S.) and MORGAN (H.W.): Ignisphaera aggregans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic crenarchaeote isolated from hot springs in Rotorua and Tokaanu, New Zealand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 965-971.
Original article in IJSEM Online