Genus Geovibrio
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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).
Geovibrio Caccavo et al. 2000, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Geovibriales Cavalier-Smith 2002).
Type species: ¤ Geovibrio ferrireducens Caccavo et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. n. gê, the earth; L. v. vibro, to vibrate; N.L. masc. n. Geovibrio, vibrating from the earth.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417.
Effective publication: CACCAVO Jr. (F.), COATES (J.D.), ROSSELLO-MORA (R.A.), LUDWIG (W.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LOVLEY (D.R.) and McINERNEY (M.J.): Geovibrio ferrireducens, a phylogenetically distinct dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1996, 165, 370-376.
Validation List no. 75 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Geovibrio ferrireducens Caccavo et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PAL-1 = ATCC 51996.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X95744.
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 iron.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417.
Effective publication: CACCAVO Jr. (F.), COATES (J.D.), ROSSELLO-MORA (R.A.), LUDWIG (W.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LOVLEY (D.R.) and McINERNEY (M.J.): Geovibrio ferrireducens, a phylogenetically distinct dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1996, 165, 370-376.
Validation List no. 75 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Geovibrio thiophilus Janssen et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AAFu3 = ATCC BAA-311 = DSM 11263.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ299402.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thiophilus, sulfur-loving.
Valid publication: JANSSEN (P.H.), LIESACK (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Geovibrio thiophilus sp. nov., a novel sulfur-reducing bacterium belonging to the phylum Deferribacteres. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1341-1347.
Original article in IJSEM Online