Natranaerobius

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Natranaerobius Mesbah et al. 2007, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Natranaerobiales Mesbah et al. 2007; type genus of the family ¤ Natranaerobiaceae Mesbah et al. 2007).
Type species: ¤ Natranaerobius thermophilus Mesbah et al. 2007.
Etymology: N.L. n. natron derived from Arabic natrun, soda (sodium carbonate); Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. n. Natranaerobius, a soda-requiring anaerobe.
Reference: MESBAH (N.M.), HEDRICK (D.B.), PEACOCK (A.D.), ROHDE (M.) and WIEGEL (J.): Natranaerobius thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, alkalithermophilic bacterium from soda lakes of the Wadi An Natrun, Egypt, and proposal of Natranaerobiaceae fam. nov. and Natranaerobiales ord. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2507-2512.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Natranaerobius thermophilus Mesbah et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JW/NM-WN-LF = ATCC BAA-1301 = DSM 18059.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001034 (complete genome).
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving, referring to its growth temperature.
Reference: MESBAH (N.M.), HEDRICK (D.B.), PEACOCK (A.D.), ROHDE (M.) and WIEGEL (J.): Natranaerobius thermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, alkalithermophilic bacterium from soda lakes of the Wadi An Natrun, Egypt, and proposal of Natranaerobiaceae fam. nov. and Natranaerobiales ord. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2507-2512.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Natranaerobius trueperi Mesbah and Wiegel 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JW/NM-WN-LU = ATCC BAA-1443 = DSM 18760.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU338490.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. trueperi, of Trüper, referring to Hans G. Trüper, in honour of his contributions to the field of physiology of halophiles and his earlier work on the microbial ecology of the Wadi An Natrun.
Reference: MESBAH (N.M.) and WIEGEL (J.): Natronovirga wadinatrunensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natranaerobius trueperi sp. nov., halophilic, alkalithermophilic micro-organisms from soda lakes of the Wadi An Natrun, Egypt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2042-2048.
Original article in IJSEM Online