Genus Heliobacillus
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Heliobacillus Beer-Romero and Gest 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Heliobacillus mobilis Beer-Romero and Gest 1998.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hba. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. helios, sun; L. dim. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Heliobacillus, sun rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 65. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 627.
Effective publication: BEER-ROMERO (P.) and GEST (H.): Heliobacillus mobilis, a peritrichously flagellated anoxyphototroph containing bacteriochlorophyll g. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1987, 41, 109-114.
Validation List no. 65 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Heliobacillus mobilis Beer-Romero and Gest 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6 = ATCC 43427= DSM 6151.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB100835.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. mobilis, movable, moving, named for its rapid motility.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 65. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 627.
Effective publication: BEER-ROMERO (P.) and GEST (H.): Heliobacillus mobilis, a peritrichously flagellated anoxyphototroph containing bacteriochlorophyll g. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 1987, 41, 109-114.
Validation List no. 65 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online