Genus Heliophilum
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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).
Heliophilum Ormerod et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Heliophilum fasciatum Ormerod et al. 1996.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hph. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. helios, sun; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. n. Heliophilum, sun lover.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 59. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1189-1190.
Effective publication: ORMEROD (J.G.), KIMBLE (L.K.), NESBAKKEN (T.), TORGERSEN (Y.A.), WOESE (C.R.) and MADIGAN (M.T.): Heliophilum fasciatum gen. nov. sp. nov. and Heliobacterium gestii sp. nov.: endospore-forming heliobacteria from rice field soils. Arch. Microbiol., 1996, 165, 226-267.
Validation List no. 59 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Heliophilum fasciatum Ormerod et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Tanzania = ATCC 51790= DSM 11170.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36197.
Etymology: L. n. fascis, bundle; N.L. neut. adj. fasciatum, bundled, named for the fact that cells form into bundles that move as a unit.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 59. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1189-1190.
Effective publication: ORMEROD (J.G.), KIMBLE (L.K.), NESBAKKEN (T.), TORGERSEN (Y.A.), WOESE (C.R.) and MADIGAN (M.T.): Heliophilum fasciatum gen. nov. sp. nov. and Heliobacterium gestii sp. nov.: endospore-forming heliobacteria from rice field soils. Arch. Microbiol., 1996, 165, 226-267.
Validation List no. 59 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online