Genus Archaeoglobus
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, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Archaeoglobus Stetter 1988, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Archaeoglobales Huber and Stetter 2002; type genus of the family ¤ Archaeoglobaceae Huber and Stetter 2002).
Type species: ¤ Archaeoglobus fulgidus Stetter 1988.
Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. archaios (Latin transliteration archaeos), ancient; L. masc. n. globus, sphere; N.L. masc. n. Archaeoglobus, the ancient sphere.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329.
Effective publication: STETTER (K.O.): Archaeoglobus fulgidus gen. nov., sp. nov. a new taxon of extremely thermophilic Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1988, 10, 172-173.
Validation List no. 26 in IJSM Online - Effective publication Online
Archaeoglobus fulgidus Stetter 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VC-16 = ATCC 49558= DSM 4304 = JCM 9628 = NBRC 100126.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AE000782.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fulgidus, shining, on account of its fluorescence under the UV microscope.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329.
Effective publication: STETTER (K.O.): Archaeoglobus fulgidus gen. nov., sp. nov. a new taxon of extremely thermophilic Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1988, 10, 172-173.
Validation List no. 26 in IJSM Online - Effective publication Online
Archaeoglobus infectus Mori et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Arc51 = DSM 18877 = NBRC 100649.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB274307.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. infectus, incomplete, pertaining to the requirement for acetate and coenzyme M for growth.
Valid publication: MORI (K.), MARUYAMA (A.), URABE (T.), SUZUKI (K.) and HANADA (S.): Archaeoglobus infectus sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, chemolithoheterotrophic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea rock collected at Suiyo Seamount, Izu-Bonin Arc, western Pacific Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 810-816.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Archaeoglobus profundus Burggraf et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AV18 = DSM 5631 = JCM 9629 = NBRC 100127.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ299219, CP001857 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. profundus, deep, living within the depths of the oceans.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: BURGGRAF (S.), JANNASCH (H.W.), NICOLAUS (B.) and STETTER (K.O.): Archaeoglobus profundus sp. nov., represents a new species within the sulfur-reducing Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1990, 13, 24-28.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Archaeoglobus sulfaticallidus Steinsbu et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PM70-1 = DSM 19444 = JCM 14716.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ810190.
Etymology: N.L. n. sulfas -atis, sulfate; L. masc. adj. callidus, skilful; N.L. masc. adj. sulfaticallidus, skilful with sulfate, referring to the strain's capability of both chemolithoautotrophic and chemo-organotrophic growth on sulfate.
Valid publication: STEINSBU (B.O.), THORSETH (I.H.), NAKAGAWA (S.), INAGAKI (F.), LEVER (M.A.), ENGELEN (B.), ØVREÅS (L.) and PEDERSEN (R.B.): Archaeoglobus sulfaticallidus sp. nov., a thermophilic and facultatively lithoautotrophic sulfate-reducer isolated from black rust exposed to hot ridge flank crustal fluids. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2745-2752.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Archaeoglobus veneficus Huber et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SNP6 = DSM 11195.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF418181, CP002588 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. n. veneficus, the poisoner, intended to mean the poison mixer, to give credit to its ability to convert one toxic compound (sulfite) into another (sulfide).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328.
Effective publication: HUBER (H.), JANNASCH (H.), RACHEL (R.), FUCHS (T.) and STETTER (K.O.): Archaeoglobus veneficus sp. nov., a novel facultative chemolithoautotrophic hyperthermophilic sulfite reducer, isolated from abyssal black smokers. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 374-380.
Validation List no. 64 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online