Meiothermus

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 10
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Meiothermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984) Nobre et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. prefix meio- [from meiôn (Gr. comp. of oligos or mikros, lesser, less)], less; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Meiothermus, to indicate an organism in a less hot place.
Reference: NOBRE (M.F.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Transfer of Thermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984), Thermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995), and Thermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) to Meiothermus gen. nov. as Meiothermus ruber comb. nov., Meiothermus silvanus comb. nov., and Meiothermus chliarophilus comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Thermus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 604-606.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996 emend. Albuquerque et al. 2009.
Type species: ¤ Meiothermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984) Nobre et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. prefix meio- [from meiôn (Gr. comp. of oligos or mikros, lesser, less)], less; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Meiothermus, to indicate an organism in a less hot place.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 11. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 5-6 [ALBUQUERQUE (L.), FERREIRA (C.), TOMAZ (D.), TIAGO (I.), VERÍSSIMO (A.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and NOBRE (M.F.): Meiothermus rufus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species and emended description of the genus Meiothermus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2009, 32, 306-313.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion N° 11 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Meiothermus cateniformans Zhang et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LY1 = CGMCC 1.6990 = JCM 15151.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU247891.
Etymology: L. n. catena, chain; L. part. adj. formans, forming, fashioning; N.L. part. adj. cateniformans, chain-forming, referring to the fact that cells occur in chains after the end of the exponential growth phase.
Reference: ZHANG (X.Q.), ZHANG (W.J.), WEI (B.P.), XU (X.W.), ZHU (X.F.) and WU (M.): Meiothermus cateniformans sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic species from north-eastern China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 840-844.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Meiothermus cerbereus Chung et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain GY-1 = DSM 11376.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y13594.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. cerbereus, of Cerberus, named for Cerberus, the monster guarding the mythological Greek Hades.
Reference: CHUNG (A.P.), RAINEY (F.), NOBRE (M.F.), BURGHARDT (J.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Meiothermus cerbereus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic species with high levels of 3-hydroxy fatty acids. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1225-1230.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Meiothermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Nobre et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ALT-8 = ATCC 700543 = DSM 9957.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X84212.
Basonym: ¤ Thermus chliarophilus Tenreiro et al. 1995.
Etymology: Gr. adj. chliaros, warm; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. chliarophilus, warmth loving.
Reference: NOBRE (M.F.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Transfer of Thermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984), Thermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995), and Thermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) to Meiothermus gen. nov. as Meiothermus ruber comb. nov., Meiothermus silvanus comb. nov., and Meiothermus chliarophilus comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Thermus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 604-606.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Meiothermus granaticius Albuquerque et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AF-68 = DSM 23260 = LMG 25524.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GU584097.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. granaticius, pertaining to pomegranate and to the ruby red color of the pomegranate grains.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 135. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986 [ALBUQUERQUE (L.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Meiothermus granaticius sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species from the Azores. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 33, 243-246.]
Validation List N° 135 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Meiothermus hypogaeus Mori et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AZM34c11 = DSM 23238 = NBRC 106114.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB586707.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. hypogaeus, underground, living under the ground.
Reference: MORI (K.), IINO (T.), ISHIBASHI (J.), KIMURA (H.), HAMADA (M.) and SUZUKI (K.): Meiothermus hypogaeus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 112-117.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Meiothermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984) Nobre et al. 1996, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 21 = ATCC 35948 = AUCM 1258 = DSM 1279 = VKM B-1258.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z15059.
Basonym: ¤ Thermus ruber (ex Loginova et al. 1975) Loginova et al. 1984.
Other synonym: "Thermus ruber" Loginova et al.1975.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red.
Reference: NOBRE (M.F.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Transfer of Thermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984), Thermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995), and Thermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) to Meiothermus gen. nov. as Meiothermus ruber comb. nov., Meiothermus silvanus comb. nov., and Meiothermus chliarophilus comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Thermus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 604-606.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The collection number for the type strain is ATCC 35948 and not ATCC 37498 as cited in the paper by Nobre et al. 1996.
Reference: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1951.

Meiothermus rufus Albuquerque et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CAL-4 = DSM 22234 = LMG 24878.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FN178496.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. rufus, red, reddish.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 131. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1-2. [ALBUQUERQUE (L.), FERREIRA (C.), TOMAZ (D.), TIAGO (I.), VERÍSSIMO (A.), DA COSTA (M.S.) and NOBRE (M.F.): Meiothermus rufus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species and emended description of the genus Meiothermus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2009, 32, 306-313.]
Validation List N° 131 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Meiothermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Nobre et al. 1996, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain VI-R2 = ATCC 700542 = DSM 9946.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X84211.
Basonym: ¤ Thermus silvanus Tenreiro et al. 1995.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. silvanus, named after Manuel T. Silva, Portuguese microbiologist and immunologist.
Reference: NOBRE (M.F.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Transfer of Thermus ruber (Loginova et al. 1984), Thermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995), and Thermus chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) to Meiothermus gen. nov. as Meiothermus ruber comb. nov., Meiothermus silvanus comb. nov., and Meiothermus chliarophilus comb. nov., respectively, and emendation of the genus Thermus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 604-606.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Meiothermus taiwanensis Chen et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WR 30 = ATCC BAA-399 = BCRC (formerly CCRC) 17170 = DSM 14542.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF418001.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, from the hot springs of Taiwan where the bacterium was first isolated.
Reference: CHEN (M.Y.), LIN (G.H.), LIN (Y.T.) and TSAY (S.S.): Meiothermus taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel filamentous, thermophilic species isolated in Taiwan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1647-1654.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The specific epithet taiwanensis is a "N.L. masc. adj.", not a "N.L. fem. adj." as cited in the paper by Chen et al. 2002.

Meiothermus timidus Pires et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SPS-243 = CIP 108604 = LMG 22897 = NBRC 103207.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ871168.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. timidus, timid; because only one strain was recovered from the hot spring at São Pedro do Sul after the isolation of so many organisms, over several years, from this site.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 104. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1395-1397. [PIRES (A.L.), ALBUQUERQUE (L.), TIAGO (I.), NOBRE (M.F.), EMPADINHAS (N.), VERISSIMO (A.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Meiothermus timidus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic yellow-pigmented species. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 2005, 245, 39-45.]
Validation List N° 104 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online