Genus Heliothrix
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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).
Heliothrix Pierson et al. 1986, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Heliothrix oregonensis Pierson et al. 1986.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Htr. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr n. helios, sun; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Heliothrix, sun hair.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 20. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 354-356.
Effective publication: PIERSON (B.K.), GIOVANNONI (S.J.), STAHL (D.A.) and CASTENHOLZ (R.W.): Heliothrix oregonensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic filamentous gliding bacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll a. Arch. Microbiol., 1985, 142, 164-167.
Validation List no. 20 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Heliothrix oregonensis Pierson et al. 1986, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IS/F-1, in coculture with Isosphaera pallida; deposited in the culture collection of Thermophilic Microorganisms, Department of Biology, University of Oregon.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L04675.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. oregonensis, pertaining to Oregon, a state in the U.S.A.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 20. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 354-356.
Effective publication: PIERSON (B.K.), GIOVANNONI (S.J.), STAHL (D.A.) and CASTENHOLZ (R.W.): Heliothrix oregonensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic filamentous gliding bacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll a. Arch. Microbiol., 1985, 142, 164-167.
Validation List no. 20 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The type strain is currently not available from a recognized culture collection.
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
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