Genus Hydrogenophilus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
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).
Hydrogenophilus Hayashi et al. 1999, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Hydrogenophilales Garrity et al. 2006; type genus of the family ¤ Hydrogenophilaceae Garrity et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus Hayashi et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum (from Gr. n. hudôr, water; and Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. Hydrogenophilus, hydrogen lover.
Valid publication: HAYASHI (N.R.), ISHIDA (T.), YOKOTA (A.), KODAMA (T.) and IGARASHI (Y.): Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, facultatively chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 783-786.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Hydrogenophilus hirschii Stöhr et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Yel5a = CIP 107057 = DSM 11420 = JCM 10831.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ131694 (type strain Yel5a), FR749905 (type strain DSM 11420).
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. hirschii, of Hirsch, named in honor of Peter Hirsch, in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the taxonomy of unusual bacteria.
Valid publication: STÖHR (R.), WABERSKI (A.), LIESACK (W.), VÖLKER (H.), WEHMEYER (U.) and THOMM (M.): Hydrogenophilus hirschii sp. nov., a novel thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing β-proteobacterium isolated from Yellowstone National Park. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 481-488.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Hydrogenophilus islandicus Vésteinsdóttir et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 16C = DSM 21442 = JCM 16106.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU625664.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. islandicus, Icelandic, describing the place of its first isolation.
Valid publication: VÉSTEINSDÓTTIR (H.), REYNISDÓTTIR (D.B.) and ÖRLYGSSON (J.): Hydrogenophilus islandicus sp. nov., a thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an Icelandic hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 290-294.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus Hayashi et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TH-1 = CIP 106958 = IFO (now NBRC) 14978.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB009828.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. adj. luteolus, light yellow, yellowish; N.L. masc. adj. thermoluteolus, hot and light yellow.
Valid publication: HAYASHI (N.R.), ISHIDA (T.), YOKOTA (A.), KODAMA (T.) and IGARASHI (Y.): Hydrogenophilus thermoluteolus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, facultatively chemolithoautotrophic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 783-786.
Original article in IJSEM Online