Genus Fervidicella
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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").
Fervidicella Ogg and Patel 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fervidicella metallireducens Ogg and Patel 2010.
Etymology: L. adj. fervidus, glowing, hot, burning; L. fem. n. cella, a storeroom, chamber, and, in biology, a cell; N.L. fem. n. Fervidicella, a glowing cell, a thermophile.
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Fervidicella metallireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from geothermal waters. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1394-1400.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fervidicella metallireducens Ogg and Patel 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AeB = JCM 15555 = KCTC 5667.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ481102.
Etymology: L. n. metallum, metal; L. part. adj. reducens, leading back, bringing back, and, in chemistry, converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. part. adj. metallireducens, reducing metal.
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Fervidicella metallireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from geothermal waters. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1394-1400.
Original article in IJSEM Online