Genus Fervidicola
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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").
Fervidicola Ogg and Patel 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fervidicola ferrireducens Ogg and Patel 2009.
Etymology: L. adj. fervidus, glowing, burning; L. suff. -cola (from L. masc. or fem. n. incola) inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc. n. Fervidicola, inhabitant of thermal waters, a thermophilic bacterium.
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Fervidicola ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic anaerobic bacterium from geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1100-1107.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fervidicola ferrireducens Ogg and Patel 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y170 = DSM 21121 = JCM 15106 = KCTC 5610.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU443728.
Etymology: L. n. ferrum, iron; L. part. adj. reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. part. adj. ferrireducens, reducing Fe(III) to Fe(II).
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Fervidicola ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic anaerobic bacterium from geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1100-1107.
Original article in IJSEM Online