Thiobacillus

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

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: 22
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904, genus. (Type genus of the tribe ¤ Thiobacilleae Pribram 1929 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Thiobacillus thioparus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonyms: "Sulfuromonas" Orla-Jensen 1909, not "Thiobacillus" Ellis 1932.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Thiobacillus, sulfur rodlet.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [BEIJERINCK (M.W.): Phénomènes de réduction produits par les microbes. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (Section 2), 1904, 9, 131-157.]

Note: Differentiation of ¤ Thiomicrospira species from Thiobacillus species on the basis of morphology is no longer valid because ¤ Thiomicrospira chilensis Brinkhoff et al. 1999 and ¤ Thiomicrospira frisia Brinkhoff et al. 1999 are two species described that have a rod-shaped morphology.
Reference: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira chilensis sp. nov., a mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a Thioploca mat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 875-879.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiobacillus acidophilus (ex Guay and Silver 1975) Harrison 1983, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 27807 = CIP 104483 = DSM 700.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D86511.
Synonym: "Thiobacillus acidophilus" Guay and Silver 1975.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour), an acid; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. acidophilus, acid loving.
Reference: HARRISON Jr. (A.P.): Genomic and physiological comparisons between heterotrophic thiobacilli and Acidiphilium cryptum, Thiobacillus versutus sp. nov., and Thiobacillus acidophilus nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 211-217.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Acidiphilium acidophilum (Harrison 1983) Hiraishi et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus albertis Bryant et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 35403 = DSM 14366.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ459804.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. albertis (sic), pertaining to Alberta, Canadian province of Alberta.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222. [BRYANT (R.D.), McGROARTY (K.M.), COSTERTON (J.W.) and LAISHLEY (E.J.): Isolation and characterization of a new acidophilic Thiobacillus species (T. albertis). Can. J. Microbiol., 1983, 29, 1159-1170.]
Validation List N° 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Acidithiobacillus albertensis corrig. (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus aquaesulis Wood and Kelly 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 43788 = DSM 4255.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U58019.
Etymology: L. pl. n. aquae, waters; L. n. Sulis -is, Sulis (a goddess), here the Temple of Sulis Minerva (Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom); N.L. gen. n. aquaesulis, of/from the waters of Sulis Minerva.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419. [WOOD (A.P.) and KELLY (D.P.): Isolation and characterisation of Thiobacillus aquaesulis sp. nov., a novel facultatively autotrophic moderate thermophile. Arch. Microbiol., 1988, 149, 339-343.]
Validation List N° 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Thiobacillus caldus Hallberg and Lindström 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain KU = ATCC 51756 = DSM 8584.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z29975.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. caldus, warm, hot; intended to mean liking warmth.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 54. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 619-620. [HALLBERG (K.B.) and LINDSTRÖM (E.B.): Characterization of Thiobacillus caldus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic acidophile. Microbiology, 1994, 140, 3451-3456.]
Validation List N° 54 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Acidithiobacillus caldus (Hallberg and Lindström 1995) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus concretivorus Parker 1945, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NCIB (now NCIMB) 8345.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. n. concretum (from L. adj. concretus, thick, hard), firm or solid matter; L. v. voro, to eat, devour; N.L. masc. adj. concretivorus, concrete-devouring, concrete-destroying.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [PARKER (C.D.): The corrosion of concrete. I. The isolation of a species of bacterium associated with the corrosion of concrete exposed to atmosphere containing hydrogen sulphide. Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science, 1945, 23, 81-90.]

---> ¤ Thiobacillus thiooxidans Waksman and Joffe 1922 (Approved Lists 1980).

Note: According to Kelly and Wood 2000, Thiobacillus concretivorus Parker 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) is a later heterotypic synonym of Thiobacillus thiooxidans Waksman and Joffe 1922 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiobacillus delicatus (ex Mizoguchi et al. 1976) Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1984, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain THI 091 = DSM 17897 = IFO (now NBRC) 14566.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB245481.
Synonym: "Thiobacillus delicatus" Mizoguchi et al. 1976.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. delicatus, delicate.
Reference: KATAYAMA-FUJIMURA (Y.), KAWASHIMA (I.), TSUZAKI (N.) and KURAISHI (H.): Physiological characteristics of the facultatively chemolithotrophic Thiobacillus species Thiobacillus delicatus nom. rev., emend., Thiobacillus perometabolis, and Thiobacillus intermedius. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 139-144.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain IAM 12624, cited in the effective publication, is not available (the IAMCC lost the culture).
Reference: KELLY (D.P.): Personal communication (May 06, 2006).

---> ¤ Thiomonas delicata (Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1984) Kelly and Wood 2006, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus denitrificans (ex Beijerinck 1904) Kelly and Harrison 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AB7 = ATCC 23644 = CIP 104767 = DSM 12475 = JCM 3870 = NCIMB 9548.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ243144.
Synonym: "Thiobacillus denitrificans" Beijerinck 1904.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [KELLY (D.P.) and HARRISON (A.P.): Genus Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904b, 597AL. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, pp. 1842-1858.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Note: In Validation List n° 31, the type strain is incorrectly cited as NCIB (now NCIMB) 8327. The correct designation is NCIMB 9548; this correction was published by the National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria (1994) and was corrected for the second edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology.
References:
1 KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Confirmation of Thiobacillus denitrificans as a species of the genus Thiobacillus, in the β-subclass of the Proteobacteria, with strain NCIMB 9548 as the type strain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 547-550.
Original article by Kelly and Wood in IJSEM Online
2 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article by Euzéby and Kudo in IJSEM Online

---> Thiobacillus denitrificans (ex Beijerinck 1904) Kelly and Harrison 1989 emend. Kelly and Wood 2000.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AB7 = ATCC 23644 = CIP 104767 = DSM 12475 = JCM 3870 = NCIMB 9548.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ243144.
Synonym: "Thiobacillus denitrificans" Beijerinck 1904.
Etymology: N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Confirmation of Thiobacillus denitrificans as a species of the genus Thiobacillus, in the β-subclass of the Proteobacteria, with strain NCIMB 9548 as the type strain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 547-550.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Temple and Colmer 1951, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 23270 = CIP 104768 = DSM 14882.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF465604.
Synonyms: "Ferrobacillus ferrooxidans" Leathen and Braley 1954, "Ferrobacillus sulfooxidans" Kinsel 1960.
Etymology: L. n. ferrum, iron; N.L. part. adj. oxidans, oxidizing; N.L. part. adj. ferrooxidans, iron-oxidizing.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [TEMPLE (K.L.) and COLMER (A.R.): The autotrophic oxidation of iron by a new bacterium, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. Journal of Bacteriology, 1951, 62, 605-611.]

---> ¤ Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus halophilus Wood and Kelly 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 49870 = DSM 6132.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U58020.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419. [WOOD (A.P.) and KELLY (D.P.): Isolation and characterisation of Thiobacillus halophilus sp. nov., a sulfur-oxidising autotrophic eubacterium from a Western Australian hypersaline lake. Arch. Microbiol., 1991, 156, 277-280.]
Validation List N° 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Halothiobacillus halophilus (Wood and Kelly 1995) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus hydrothermalis Durand et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain R3 = ATCC 51453 = DSM 7121.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M90662.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hydrothermalis, hydrothermal, pertaining to a hydrothermal vent in the North Fiji basin.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 60. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 242. [DURAND (P.), REYSENBACH (A.L.), PRIEUR (D.) and PACE (N.): Isolation and characterization of Thiobacillus hydrothermalis sp. nov., a mesophilic obligately chemolithotrophic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in Fiji Basin. Arch. Microbiol., 1993, 159, 39-44.]
Validation List N° 60 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Halothiobacillus hydrothermalis (Durand et al. 1997) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus intermedius London 1963, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 15466 = CIP 104401 = IFO (now NBRC) 14564 = JCM 20425.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY455809.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. intermedius, that is between, intermediate.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [LONDON (J.P.): Thiobacillus intermedius nov. sp. A novel type of facultative autotroph. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1963, 46, 329-337.]

---> ¤ Thiomonas intermedia (London 1963) Moreira and Amils 1997, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus neapolitanus Parker 1957, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Parker strain X = CIP 104769 = DSM 15147 = NCIMB 8539.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: JF416645.
Synonym: "Thiobacillus X" Parker and Prisk 1953.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. neapolitanus, Neapolitan; pertaining to the seawater at Naples from which this species was probably first isolated by Nathansohn in 1902.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [PARKER (C.D.): Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: R.S. BREED, E.G.D. MURRAY and N.R. SMITH (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, pp. 83-88.]

---> ¤ Halothiobacillus neapolitanus (Parker 1957) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus novellus Starkey 1934, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 8093 = CCM 1077 = CIP 104402 = CIP 106821 = DSM 506 = IAM 12100 = IFO (now NBRC) 12443 = NCCB 81075 = NCCB 38019 = NCIMB 9113 = NCIMB 10456.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D32247.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. novellus, new.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [STARKEY (R.L.): Cultivation of organisms concerned in the oxidation of thiosulfate. Journal of Bacteriology, 1934, 28, 365-386.]

---> ¤ Starkeya novella (Starkey 1934) Kelly et al. 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus perometabolis London and Rittenberg 1967, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain THI 023 = ATCC 23370 = CIP 104403 = IAM 12132 = IFO (now NBRC) 14565 = JCM 20426 = LMG 8564.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY455808.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pêros, maimed; N.L. adj. metabolis (from Gr. n. metabolê, transition, change), pertaining to metabolism; N.L. masc. adj. perometabolis, with a maimed metabolism.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [LONDON (J.P.) and RITTENBERG (S.C.): Thiobacillus perometabolis nov. sp., a non-autotrophic thiobacillus. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1967, 59, 218-225.]

---> Thiobacillus perometabolis London and Rittenberg 1967 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Katayama-Fujimura and Kuraishi 1983.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain THI 023 = ATCC 23370 = CIP 104403 = IAM 12132 = IFO (now NBRC) 14565 = JCM 20426 = LMG 8564.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY455808.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pêros, maimed; N.L. adj. metabolis (from Gr. n. metabolê, transition, change), pertaining to metabolism; N.L. masc. adj. perometabolis, with a maimed metabolism.
Reference: KATAYAMA-FUJIMURA (Y.) and KURAISHI (H.): Emendation of Thiobacillus perometabolis London and Rittenberg 1967. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 650-651.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Thiomonas perometabolis (London and Rittenberg 1967) Moreira and Amils 1997, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus rapidicrescens Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain A2 = THI O41 = ATCC 25364.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y16932.
Etymology: L. adj. rapidus, rapid; L. part. adj. crescens, growing; N.L. part. adj. rapidicrescens, rapid growing.
Reference: KATAYAMA-FUJIMURA (Y.), KAWASHIMA (I.), TSUZAKI (N.) and KURAISHI (H.): Reidentification of Thiobacillus perometabolis ATCC 27793 and Thiobacillus sp. strain A2 with reference to a new species, Thiobacillus rapidicrescens sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 532-538.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Thiobacillus versutus Harrison 1983.

Note: Thiobacillus rapidicrescens Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1983 is a later homotypic synonym of Thiobacillus versutus Harrison 1983.

---> ¤ Paracoccus versutus (Harrison 1983) Katayama et al. 1996, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus tepidarius Wood and Kelly 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 43215 = DSM 3134.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ459801.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. tepidarius, of or belonging to tepid water or to a tepid bath.
Reference: WOOD (A.P.) and KELLY (D.P.): Physiological characteristics of a new thermophilic obligately chemolithotrophic Thiobacillus species, Thiobacillus tepidarius. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 434-437.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Thermithiobacillus tepidarius (Wood and Kelly 1985) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus thermosulfatus Shooner et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 51520.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U27839.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. n. sulfas -atis, sulfate; N.L. masc. adj. thermosulfatus, intended top mean organism that produces sulfate and grows at high temperatures.
Reference: SHOONER (F.), BOUSQUET (J.) and TYAGI (R.D.): Isolation, phenotypic characterization, and phylogenetic position of a novel, facultatively autotrophic, moderately thermophilic bacterium, Thiobacillus thermosulfatus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 409-415.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Thiomonas thermosulfata (Shooner et al. 1996) Moreira and Amils 1997, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus thiooxidans Waksman and Joffe 1922, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 19377 = CIP 104597 = DSM 14887 = JCM 3867 = NCIMB 8343.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y11596.
Synonyms: "Thiobacterium thiooxydans" (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Lehmann and Neumann 1927, "Thiobacillus thermitanus" Emoto 1928, "Thiobacillus lobatus" Emoto 1929, "Thiobacillus crenatus" Emoto 1929, "Thiobacillus umbonatus" Emoto 1929".
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. part. adj. oxidans, oxidizing; N.L. part. adj. thiooxidans, oxidizing sulfur.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [WAKSMAN (S.A.) and JOFFE (J.S.): Microorganisms concerned in the oxidation of sulfur in the soil. II. The Thiobacillus thiooxidans a new sulfur oxidizing organism isolated from the soil. Journal of Bacteriology, 1922, 7, 239-256.]

Note: According to Kelly and Wood 2000, Thiobacillus thiooxidans Waksman and Joffe 1922 (Approved Lists 1980) is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Thiobacillus concretivorus Parker 1945 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: KELLY (D.P.) and WOOD (A.P.): Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 511-516.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Kelly and Wood 2000, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus thioparus Beijerinck 1904, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Starkey = ATCC 8158 = CIP 104484 = DSM 505 = JCM 3859 = NBRC 103402.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: HM173629.
Synonyms: "Bacterium thioparum" (Beijerinck 1904) Schoenichen 1925, "Bacterium thiocyanoxidans" Happold and Key 1937, "Thiobacillus thiocyanoxidans" (Happold and Key 1937) Happold et al. 1954.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. masc. adj. parus (from L. v. paro, to furnish, provide); N.L. masc. adj. thioparus, sulfur producing.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [BEIJERINCK (M.W.): Phénomènes de réduction produits par les microbes. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (Section 2), 1904, 9, 131-157.]

Thiobacillus thiophilus Kellermann and Griebler 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain D24TN = DSM 19892 = JCM 15047.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU685841.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thiophilus, sulfur-loving.
Reference: KELLERMANN (C.) and GRIEBLER (C.): Thiobacillus thiophilus sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic, thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from contaminated aquifer sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 583-588.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiobacillus thyasiris (sic) Wood and Kelly 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 51452 = DSM 5322.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF016046.
Etymology: N.L. n. Thyasira, a genus of the bivalve mollusk family of the Thyasiridae; N.L. gen. n. thyasiris, of Thyasira, isolated from Thyasira flexuosa.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419. [WOOD (A.P.) and KELLY (D.P.): Isolation and physiological characterisation of Thiobacillus thyasiris sp. nov., a novel marine facultative autotroph and the putative symbiont to Thyasira fexuosa. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 152, 160-166.]
Validation List N° 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Thiomicrospira thyasirae (Wood and Kelly 1995) Wood and Kelly 1995, comb. nov.

Thiobacillus versutus Harrison 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain A2 = ATCC 25364 = CIP 107117 = DSM 582 = IAM 12814 = JCM 20754 = NCCB 80062 = NCCB 81078 = VKM B-2163.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY014174.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. versutus, versatile.
Reference: HARRISON Jr. (A.P.): Genomic and physiological comparisons between heterotrophic thiobacilli and Acidiphilium cryptum, Thiobacillus versutus sp. nov., and Thiobacillus acidophilus nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 211-217.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Thiobacillus versutus Harrison 1983 is an earlier homotypic synonym of ¤ Thiobacillus rapidicrescens Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1983.

---> ¤ Paracoccus versutus (Harrison 1983) Katayama et al. 1996, comb. nov.