Genus Geothermobacter
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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").
Geothermobacter Kashefi et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geothermobacter ehrlichii Kashefi et al. 2005.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. bacter, stick, rod; N.L. masc. n. Geothermobacter, a rod from hot hearth.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 102. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 547-549.
Effective publication: KASHEFI (K.), HOLMES (D.E.), BAROSS (J.A.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Thermophily in the Geobacteraceae: Geothermobacter ehrlichii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic member of the Geobacteraceae from the "Bag City" hydrothermal vent. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2003, 69, 2985-2993.
Validation List no. 102 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The Greek word thermos is an adjective, not a noun as cited in the etymology provided by Kashefi et al. 2005.
Geothermobacter ehrlichii Kashefi et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SS015 = ATCC BAA-635 = DSM 15274 = JCM 12418.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY155599.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. ehrlichii, of Ehrlich, in honor of Henry Lutz Ehrlich, in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the field of geomicrobiology and the area of microbial interactions with metals in particular.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 102. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 547-549.
Effective publication: KASHEFI (K.), HOLMES (D.E.), BAROSS (J.A.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Thermophily in the Geobacteraceae: Geothermobacter ehrlichii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic member of the Geobacteraceae from the "Bag City" hydrothermal vent. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2003, 69, 2985-2993.
Validation List no. 102 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online