Genus Caloramator
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: 9
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).
Caloramator Collins et al. 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Caloramator fervidus (Patel et al. 1987) Collins et al. 1994.
Etymology: L. n. calor, heat; L. masc. n. amator, lover; N.L. masc. n. Caloramator, heat lover.
Valid publication: COLLINS (M.D.), LAWSON (P.A.), WILLEMS (A.), CORDOBA (J.J.), FERNANDEZ-GARAYZABAL (J.), GARCIA (P.), CAI (J.), HIPPE (H.) and FARROW (J.A.E.): The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 812-826.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Caloramator Collins et al. 1994 emend. Ogg and Patel 2011.
Reference: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 644-653.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator australicus Ogg and Patel 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RC3 = JCM 15081 = KCTC 5601.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU409943.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. australicus, pertaining to Australia, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator australicus sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from the Great Artesian Basin of Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 95-101.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Ogg and Patel 2009, the type strain JCM 15081 is erroneously cited as 1508.
Reference: SPRING (S): Personal communication (May 04, 2009).
→ Caloramator australicus Ogg and Patel 2009 emend. Ogg and Patel 2011.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RC3 = JCM 15081 = KCTC 5601.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU409943.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. australicus, pertaining to Australia, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 644-653.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator boliviensis Crespo et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 45B = CCUG 57396 = DSM 22065.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM244718.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. boliviensis, of or belonging to Bolivia, the country from which the organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: CRESPO (C.), POZZO (T.), NORDBERG KARLSSON (E.), ALVAREZ (M.T.) and MATTIASSON (B.): Caloramator boliviensis sp. nov., a thermophilic, ethanol-producing bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1679-1686.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator coolhaasii Plugge et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z = DSM 12679.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF104215.
Etymology: N.L. gen. coolhaasii, of Coolhaas, named after Caspar Coolhaas, a Dutch microbiologist, who was the first to describe thermophilic protein degradation under methanogenic conditions.
Valid publication: PLUGGE (C.M.), ZOETENDAL (E.G.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Caloramator coolhaasii sp. nov., a glutamate-degrading, moderately thermophilic anaerobe. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1155-1162.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Caloramator coolhaasii Plugge et al. 2000 emend. Ogg and Patel 2011.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z = DSM 12679.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF104215.
Etymology: N.L. gen. coolhaasii, of Coolhaas, named after Caspar Coolhaas, a Dutch microbiologist, who was the first to describe thermophilic protein degradation under methanogenic conditions.
Reference: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 644-653.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator fervidus (Patel et al. 1987) Collins et al. 1994, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Rt4-B1 = ATCC 43204= DSM 5463.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L09187.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium fervidum corrig. Patel et al. 1987.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fervidus, hot
Reference: COLLINS (M.D.), LAWSON (P.A.), WILLEMS (A.), CORDOBA (J.J.), FERNANDEZ-GARAYZABAL (J.), GARCIA (P.), CAI (J.), HIPPE (H.) and FARROW (J.A.E.): The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 812-826.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Caloramator fervidus (Patel et al. 1987) Collins et al. 1994 emend. Ogg and Patel 2011.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Rt4-B1 = ATCC 43204= DSM 5463.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L09187.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fervidus, hot.
Reference: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 644-653.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator indicus Chrisostomos et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IndiB4 = ACM 3982.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X75788.
Etymology: L masc. adj. indicus, Indian, of India, the country from which the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: CHRISOSTOMOS (S.), PATEL (B.K.C.), DWIVEDI (P.P.) and DENMAN (S.E.): Caloramator indicus sp. nov., a new thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from the deep-seated nonvolcanically heated waters of an Indian artesian aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 497-501.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator mitchellensis Ogg and Patel 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) VF08 = JCM 15828 = KCTC 5735.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU723692.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. mitchellensis, of or pertaining to the Mitchell bore in QLD, Australia, from which the strain was isolated.
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 644-653.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator proteoclasticus Tarlera et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) U = DSM 10124.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X90488.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. proteinum, protein; N.L. adj. clasticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. klastos -ê -on, broken in pieces), breaking; N.L. masc. adj. proteoclasticus, protein breaking.
Valid publication: TARLERA (S.), MUXÍ (L.), SOUBES (M.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Caloramator proteoclasticus sp. nov., a new moderately thermophilic anaerobic proteolytic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 651-656.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Caloramator proteoclasticus Tarlera et al. 1997 emend. Ogg and Patel 2011.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) U = DSM 10124.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X90488.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. proteinum, protein; N.L. adj. clasticus -a -um (from Gr. adj. klastos -ê -on, broken in pieces), breaking; N.L. masc. adj. proteoclasticus, protein breaking.
Reference: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 644-653.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator quimbayensis Rubiano-Labrador et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) USBA A = CMPUJ U833 = DSM 22093.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN648101.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. quimbayensis, of or belonging to the Quimbaya, the Colombian indigenous group that once lived in the geographical region where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: RUBIANO-LABRADOR (C.), BAENA (S.), DÍAZ-CÁRDENAS (C.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator quimbayensis sp. nov., an anaerobic, moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a terrestrial hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1396-1402.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caloramator viterbiensis corrig. Seyfried et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/MS-VS5 = ATCC PTA 584 = DSM 13723.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF181848.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. viterbiensis, of or pertaining to Viterbium (Viterbo) in Italy, the region from which the strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SEYFRIED (M.), LYON (D.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIEGEL (J.): Caloramator viterbensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, glycerol-fermenting bacterium isolated form a hot spring in Italy. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1177-1184.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The original spelling Caloramator viterbensis (sic) has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM.
Reference: LIST EDITOR, IJSEM: Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4, of the IJSEM. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1439-1440.
Notification List in IJSEM Online
→ Caloramator viterbiensis corrig. Seyfried et al. 2002 emend. Ogg and Patel 2011.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/MS-VS5 = ATCC PTA 584 = DSM 13723.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF181848.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. viterbiensis, of or pertaining to Viterbium (Viterbo) in Italy, the region from which the strain was isolated.
Reference: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 644-653.
Original article in IJSEM Online