Genus Chloroflexus
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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).
Chloroflexus Pierson and Castenholz 1974, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Chloroflexales Gupta et al. 2013; type genus of the family ¤ Chloroflexaceae Gupta et al. 2013; type genus of the suborder ¤ Chloroflexineae Gupta et al. 2013).
Type species: ¤ Chloroflexus aurantiacus Pierson and Castenholz 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Cfl. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. adj. chlôros, green; L. masc. n. flexus, a bending; N.L. masc. n. Chloroflexus, green bending.
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: PIERSON (B.K.) and CASTENHOLZ (R.W.): A phototrophic gliding filamentous bacterium of hot springs, Chloroflexus aurantiacus, gen. and sp. nov. Archives of Microbiology, 1974, 100, 5-24.
Chloroflexus aggregans Hanada et al. 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MD-66 = DSM 9485.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001337 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. v. aggregare, to flock or band together; L. part. adj. aggregans, assembling, aggregating.
Valid publication: HANADA (S.), HIRAISHI (A.), SHIMADA (K.) and MATSUURA (K.): Chloroflexus aggregans sp. nov., a filamentous phototrophic bacterium which forms dense cell aggregates by active gliding movement. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 676-681.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Chloroflexus aurantiacus Pierson and Castenholz 1974, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 29366= DSM 635.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D38365.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. aurantiacus, orange-colored.
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: PIERSON (B.K.) and CASTENHOLZ (R.W.): A phototrophic gliding filamentous bacterium of hot springs, Chloroflexus aurantiacus, gen. and sp. nov. Archives of Microbiology, 1974, 100, 5-24.
Chloroflexus islandicus Gaisin et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) isl-2=VKM B-2978=SM 29225=JCM 30533.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP939041.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: LWQS00000000.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. islandicus, from Iceland, referring to the location of source isolation.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: GAISIN, V. A., KALASHNIKOV, A. M., GROUZDEV, D. S., SUKHACHEVA, M. V., KUZNETSOV, B. B. and GORLENKO, V. M. 2017. Chloroflexus islandicus sp. nov., a thermophilic filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium from a geyser. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1381-1386.
Original article in IJSEM Online