Genus Dictyoglomus
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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).
Dictyoglomus Saiki et al. 1985, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Dictyoglomales Patel 2012; type genus of the family ¤ Dictyoglomaceae Patel 2012).
Type species: ¤ Dictyoglomus thermophilum Saiki et al. 1985.
Etymology: Gr. n. diktuon, a net; L. neut. n. glomus, a ball; N.L. neut. n. Dictyoglomus, net ball.
Valid publication: SAIKI (T.), KOBAYASHI (Y.), KAWAGOE (K.) and BEPPU (T.): Dictyoglomus thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoorganotrophic, anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 253-259.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Dictyoglomus thermophilum Saiki et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H-6-12 = ATCC 35947= DSM 3960.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X69194.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. thermophilum, heat loving.
Valid publication: SAIKI (T.), KOBAYASHI (Y.), KAWAGOE (K.) and BEPPU (T.): Dictyoglomus thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoorganotrophic, anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 253-259.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Dictyoglomus turgidum corrig. Svetlichny and Svetlichnayá 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-1310 = DSM 6724.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: NC_011661, CP001251.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. turgidum, swollen, inflated, because the cells form spherical aggregates.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 55. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 879-880.
Effective publication: SVETLICHNY (V.A.) and SVETLICHNAYÁ (T.P.): Dictyoglomus turgidus sp. nov., a new extremely thermophilic eubacterium isolated from hot springs of the Uzon volcano caldera. Mikrobiologiya, 1988, 57, 435-441.
Validation List no. 55 in IJSEM Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, turgidus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.): Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1073-1075.
Original article in IJSEM Online