Genus Caminicella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
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).
Caminicella Alain et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Caminicella sporogenes Alain et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. n. caminus, a furnace, a chimney, relating to the hydrothermal chimney origin; L. fem. n. cella, a storeroom, chamber, and in biology a cell; N.L. fem. n. caminicella, cell from a hydrothermal chimney.
Valid publication: ALAIN (K.), PIGNET (P.), ZBINDEN (M.), QUILLEVERE (M.), DUCHIRON (F.), DONVAL (J.P.), LESONGEUR (F.), RAGUENES (G.), CRASSOUS (P.), QUERELLOU (J.) and CAMBON-BONAVITA (M.A.): Caminicella sporogenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic spore-forming bacterium isolated from an East-Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1621-1628.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Caminicella sporogenes Alain et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AM1114 = CIP 107141 = DSM 14501.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ320233.
Etymology: Gr. n. spora, a spore; Gr. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. part. adj. sporogenes, spore-producing.
Valid publication: ALAIN (K.), PIGNET (P.), ZBINDEN (M.), QUILLEVERE (M.), DUCHIRON (F.), DONVAL (J.P.), LESONGEUR (F.), RAGUENES (G.), CRASSOUS (P.), QUERELLOU (J.) and CAMBON-BONAVITA (M.A.): Caminicella sporogenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic spore-forming bacterium isolated from an East-Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1621-1628.
Original article in IJSEM Online