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Genus Hydrogenophilus

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: 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

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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

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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

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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

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