Marinitoga

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Marinitoga Wery et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marinitoga camini Wery et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. adj. marinus, of or belonging to the sea, marine; L. fem. n. toga, Roman outer garment; N.L. fem. n. Marinitoga, a marine toga, referring to the marine isolation of the organism and the presence of a 'toga'- like sheath.
Reference: WERY (N.), LESONGEUR (F.), PIGNET (P.), DERENNES (V.), CAMBON-BONAVITA (M.A.), GODFROY (A.) and BARBIER (G.): Marinitoga camini gen. nov., sp. nov., a rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the order Thermotogales, isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 495-504.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Marinitoga camini Wery et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MV1075 = CNCM I-2413 = DSM 13578.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ250439.
Etymology: L. gen. n. camini, of a chimney, relating to its isolation from a hydrothermal chimney.
Reference: WERY (N.), LESONGEUR (F.), PIGNET (P.), DERENNES (V.), CAMBON-BONAVITA (M.A.), GODFROY (A.) and BARBIER (G.): Marinitoga camini gen. nov., sp. nov., a rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the order Thermotogales, isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 495-504.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: CNCM is solely set up to deal with deposits on a confidential basis (i.e. patent deposits under the Budapest Treaty). Strain CNCM I-2413 is probably a patent deposit.

Marinitoga hydrogenitolerans Postec et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AT1271 = DSM 16785 = JCM 12826.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ786363.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum (from Gr. n. hudôr, water; and Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. hydrogenitolerans, hydrogen-tolerating, referring to its ability to tolerate a high level of hydrogen in the headspace.
Reference: POSTEC (A.), LE BRETON (C.), FARDEAU (M.L.), LESONGEUR (F.), PIGNET (P.), QUERELLOU (J.), OLLIVIER (B.) and GODFROY (A.): Marinitoga hydrogenitolerans sp. nov., a novel member of the order Thermotogales isolated from a black smoker chimney on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1217-1221.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Marinitoga litoralis Postec et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MC3 = DSM 21709 = JCM 15581.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FM253687.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore.
Reference: POSTEC (A.), CIOBANU (M.), BIRRIEN (J.L.), BIENVENU (N.), PRIEUR (D.) and LE ROMANCER (M.): Marinitoga litoralis sp. nov., a thermophilic, heterotrophic bacterium isolated from a coastal thermal spring on Ile Saint-Paul, Southern Indian Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1778-1782.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Marinitoga okinawensis Nunoura et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TFS10-5 = DSM 17373 = JCM 13303.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB262395.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. okinawensis, of Okinawa, a region of Japan.
Reference: NUNOURA (T.), OIDA (H.), MIYAZAKI (M.), SUZUKI (Y.), TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Marinitoga okinawensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic and anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field, Southern Okinawa Trough. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 467-471.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Marinitoga piezophila Alain et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain KA3 = DSM 14283 = JCM 11233.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF326121, CP003257 (complete genome).
Etymology: Gr. v. piezo: to press; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. piezophila, loving pressure (referring to its best growth under pressure).
Reference: ALAIN (K.), MARTEINSSON (V.T.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.), PRIEUR (D.) and BIRRIEN (J.L.): Marinitoga piezophila sp. nov., a rod-shaped, thermo-piezophilic bacterium isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1331-1339.
Original article in IJSEM Online