Genus Beggiatoa
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Beggiatoa Trevisan 1842, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Beggiatoales Buchanan 1957 [Approved Lists 1980]; type genus of the family ¤ Beggiatoaceae Migula 1894 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Beggiatoa alba (Vaucher 1803) Trevisan 1845 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Beggiatoa, a genus of bacteria; named in remembrance of F.S. Beggiato, a physician of Vicenza, (g.b. 1807), who authored the Delle Terme Euganea.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: TREVISAN (V.): Prospetto della Flora Euganea. Coi Tipi Del Seminario, Padova, 1842, pp. 1-68.
Beggiatoa alba (Vaucher 1803) Trevisan 1845, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LSU B18LD = ATCC 33555.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF110274.
Synonyms: "Oscillatoria alba" Vaucher 1803, "Beggiatoa punctata" Trevisan 1842.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. alba, white.
Approved Lists reference: 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).
Original publication: 1 VAUCHER (J.P.): Histoire des conferves d'eau douce, contenant leurs différents modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces. J.J. Paschoud, Geneva, 1803, pp. 1-285. 2 TREVISAN (V.): Nomenclator Algarum. Impr du seminaire, Padone, 1845, pp. 58-59.
Beggiatoa leptomitoformis Dubinina et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D-402=DSM 14946=UNIQEM U 779.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY583996.
Etymology: Gr. adj. leptos, slender; Gr. masc. n. mitos, thread; L. fem. n. forma, form; N.L. fem. adj. leptomitoformis, shaped like a slender thread.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: DUBININA, G., SAVVICHEV, A., ORLOVA, M., GAVRISH, E., VERBARG, S. and GRABOVICH, M. 2017. Beggiatoa leptomitoformis sp. nov., the first freshwater member of the genus capable of chemolithoautotrophic growth. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 197-204.
Original article in IJSEM Online