Thermocrinis

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Thermocrinis Huber et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; L. masc. n. crinis, hair; N.L. masc. n. Thermocrinis, hot hair.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342. [HUBER (R.), EDER (W.), HELDWEIN (S.), WANNER (G.), HUBER (H.), RACHEL (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a pink-filament-forming hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from Yellowstone National Park. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1998, 64, 3576-3583.]
Validation List N° 69 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Thermocrinis albus Eder and Huber 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HI 11/12 = DSM 14484 = JCM 11386.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001931 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus, white.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916. [EDER (W.) and HUBER (R.): New isolates and physiological properties of the Aquificales and description of Thermocrinis albus sp. nov. Extremophiles, 2002, 6, 309-318.]
Validation List N° 88 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Thermocrinis minervae Caldwell et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CR11 = ATCC BAA-1533 = DSM 19557.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM260555.
Etymology: L. gen. n. minervae, of/from Minerva, a Roman goddess, also known as Pallas Athena in Greek mythology, considered to be the virgin goddess of science, medicine and wisdom.
Reference: CALDWELL (S.L.), LIU (Y.), FERRERA (I.), BEVERIDGE (T.) and REYSENBACH (A.L.): Thermocrinis minervae sp. nov., a hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing, thermophilic member of the Aquificales from a Costa Rican terrestrial hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 338-343.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain OC 1/4 = DSM 12173.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ005640.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red, referring to the cell color.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342. [HUBER (R.), EDER (W.), HELDWEIN (S.), WANNER (G.), HUBER (H.), RACHEL (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a pink-filament-forming hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from Yellowstone National Park. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1998, 64, 3576-3583.]
Validation List N° 69 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: Although the depositors have confirmed that the DSMZ had the correct strain, the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain held in the DSMZ (strain DSM 12173) is not identical with the sequence which is attributed to the type strain (sequence AJ005640).
References:
1 TINDALL (B.J.): Personal communication (November 23, 2009).
2 DSMZ: DSM 12173 - Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999.