Genus Geotoga
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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).
Geotoga Davey et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Geotoga petraea Davey et al. 1993.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; L. fem. n. toga, Roman outer garment; N.L. fem. n. Geotoga, the earth outer garment.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 47. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 864-865.
Effective publication: DAVEY (M.E.), WOOD (W.A.), KEY (R.), NAKAMURA (K.) and STAHL (D.): Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the "Thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 191-200.
Validation List no. 47 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Geotoga petraea Davey et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T5 = ATCC 51226.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM037999.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. petraea, that grows among rocks, describing its isolation from a rock formation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 47. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 864-865.
Effective publication: DAVEY (M.E.), WOOD (W.A.), KEY (R.), NAKAMURA (K.) and STAHL (D.): Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the "Thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 191-200.
Validation List no. 47 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Geotoga subterranea Davey et al. 1993, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CC-1 = ATCC 51225.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L10659.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. subterranea, underground, subterranean, describing its site of isolation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 47. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 864-865.
Effective publication: DAVEY (M.E.), WOOD (W.A.), KEY (R.), NAKAMURA (K.) and STAHL (D.): Isolation of three species of Geotoga and Petrotoga: two new genera, representing a new lineage in the bacterial line of descent distantly related to the "Thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1993, 16, 191-200.
Validation List no. 47 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online