Genus Fervidobacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 7
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).
Fervidobacterium Patel et al. 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fervidobacterium nodosum Patel et al. 1985.
Etymology: L. adj. fervidus, hot; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Fervidobacterium, rods which grow at higher temperatures.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 19. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 535.
Effective publication: PATEL (B.K.C.), MORGAN (H.W.) and DANIEL (R.M.): Fervidobacterium nodosum gen. nov. and spec. nov., a new chemoorganotrophic, caldoactive, anaerobic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1985, 141, 63-69.
Validation List no. 19 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Fervidobacterium changbaicum Cai et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CBS-1 = DSM 17883 = JCM 13353.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY878719.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. changbaicum, pertaining to the isolation of the organism from the Changbai Mountains, China.
Valid publication: CAI (J.), WANG (Y.), LIU (D.), ZENG (Y.), XUE (Y.), MA (Y.) and FENG (Y.): Fervidobacterium changbaicum sp. nov., a novel thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from a hot spring of the Changbai Mountains, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2333-2336.
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Fervidobacterium gondwanense Andrews and Patel 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AB39 = ACM 5017 = DSM 13020.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z49117.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. gondwanense, pertaining to the large land mass known as Gondwana, which included Australia, Africa, India, and South America before they separated.
Valid publication: ANDREWS (K.T.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Fervidobacterium gondwanense sp. nov., a new thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from nonvolcanically heated geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 265-269.
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Fervidobacterium islandicum Huber et al. 1991, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) H21 = ATCC 49647= DSM 5733.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M59176.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. islandicum, pertaining to Island, describing its place of isolation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 36. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 178-179.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), WOESE (C.R.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and STETTER (K.O.): Fervidobacterium islandicum sp. nov., a new extremely thermophilic eubacterium belonging to the "Thermotogales". Arch. Microbiol., 1990, 154, 105-111.
Validation List no. 36 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Fervidobacterium nodosum Patel et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Rt17-B1 = ATCC 35602= DSM 5306.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M59177 (complete genome: CP000771).
Etymology: L. neut. adj. nodosum, full of knots, knotty; intended to mean swollen.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 19. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 535.
Effective publication: PATEL (B.K.C.), MORGAN (H.W.) and DANIEL (R.M.): Fervidobacterium nodosum gen. nov. and spec. nov., a new chemoorganotrophic, caldoactive, anaerobic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1985, 141, 63-69.
Validation List no. 19 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note:
In the paper by Patel et al. 1985, the authors wrote the following: "Type strain Fervidobacterium nodosum RtI7-B (ATCC 35602".
However, in the effective publication, there is also the following wording: "Strains Rtl6-B1, RtI7-B1 and Wai4-B1 belong to the species Fervidobacterium nodosum with Rtl7-B1 regarded as the type strain".
In the Validation List no. 19 the type strain is cited as Rt17-B.
The Genbank record shows strain name "Rt17-B1" as a synonym for ATCC 35602 The ATCC database lists "Rt17-B1" as a synonym for ATCC 35602 The DSMZ database lists "Rt17-B1" as a synonym for DSM 5306. The US-DOE Joint Genome Institute project page also shows "Rt17-B1".
Consequently, we can assume that RtI7-B, RtI7-B1, and Rt17-B are typing errors! So, in the LPSN, the type strain was corrected to "Rt17-B1".
References:
1 HILL (J.E.): Personal communication (December 04, 2006).
2 TINDALL (B.J.): Personal communication (December 05, 2006).
Fervidobacterium pennivorans corrig. Friedrich and Antranikian 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ven5 = DSM 9078.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. n. penna, feather, wing; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. pennivorans, feather-devouring (referring to the ability of the organism to degrade keratin, a protein found in feathers).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 68. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1-3.
Effective publication: FRIEDRICH (A.B.) and ANTRANIKIAN (G.): Keratin degradation by Fervidobacterium pennavorans, a novel thermophilic anaerobic species of the order Thermotogales. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1996, 62, 2875-2882.
Validation List no. 68 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet, pennavorans (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation List no. 68 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1-3.
Validation List no. 68 in IJSEM Online
2 Because of restricted availability of the original isolate (DSM 7003) [1] an additional isolate, Ven5 = DSM 9078 [2] was later designated as the type strain [3].
References:
1 FRIEDRICH (A.B.) and ANTRANIKIAN (G.): Keratin degradation by Fervidobacterium pennavorans, a novel thermophilic anaerobic species of the order Thermotogales. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1996, 62, 2875-2882.
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2 KOCH (R.), CANGANELLA (F.), HIPPE (H.), JAHNKE (K.D.) and ANTRANIKIAN (G.): Purification and properties of a thermostable pullulanase from a newly isolated thermophilic anaerobic bacterium, Fervidobacterium pennavorans Ven5. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1997, 63, 1088-1094.
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3 ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation List no. 68 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1-3.
Validation List no. 68 in IJSEM Online
Fervidobacterium riparium Podosokorskaya et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1445t = DSM 21630 = VKM B-2549.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU851047.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. riparium, that frequents the banks of rivers.
Valid publication: PODOSOKORSKAYA (O.A.), MERKEL (A.Y.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), CHERNYH (N.A.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.) and KUBLANOV (I.V.): Fervidobacterium riparium sp. nov., a thermophilic anaerobic cellulolytic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2697-2701.
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Fervidobacterium thailandense Kanoksilapatham et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FC2004=JCM 18757=ATCC BAA-2483.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ473436.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: LWAF01000000.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. thailandense, pertaining to Thailand, the country where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: KANOKSILAPATHAM, W., PASOMSUP, P., KEAWRAM, P., CUECAS, A., PORTILLO, M. C. and GONZALEZ, J. M. 2016. Fervidobacterium thailandense sp. nov., an extremely thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5023-5027.
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