Genus Ignicoccus
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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).
Ignicoccus Huber et al. 2000 (complete authorship reads: Huber, Burggraf and Stetter), gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ignicoccus islandicus Huber et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. n. ignis, fire; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Ignicoccus, the fireball.
Valid publication: HUBER (H.), BURGGRAF (S.), MAYER (T.), WYSCHKONY (I.), RACHEL (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Ignicoccus gen. nov., a novel genus of hyperthermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic Archaea, represented by two new species, Ignicoccus islandicus sp. nov. and Ignicoccus pacificus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2093-2100.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ignicoccus hospitalis Paper et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KIN4/I = DSM 18386 = JCM 14125.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ318042.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. hospitalis, relating to a guest, hospitable, referring to its ability to serve as a host for "Nanoarchaeum equitans".
Valid publication: PAPER (W.), JAHN (U.), HOHN (M.J.), KRONNER (M.), NÄTHER (D.J.), BURGHARDT (T.), RACHEL (R.), STETTER (K.O.) and HUBER (H.): Ignicoccus hospitalis sp. nov., the host of 'Nanoarchaeum equitans'. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 803-808.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ignicoccus islandicus Huber et al. 2000 (complete authorship reads: Huber, Burggraf, Mayer and Stetter), sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Kol8 = ATCC 700957= DSM 13165.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X99562.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. islandicus, pertaining to Iceland, Icelandic, describing the location of its first isolation.
Valid publication: HUBER (H.), BURGGRAF (S.), MAYER (T.), WYSCHKONY (I.), RACHEL (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Ignicoccus gen. nov., a novel genus of hyperthermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic Archaea, represented by two new species, Ignicoccus islandicus sp. nov. and Ignicoccus pacificus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2093-2100.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ignicoccus pacificus Huber and Stetter 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LPC33 = ATCC 700958= DSM 13166.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ271794.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. pacificus, peaceful; pertaining to the Pacific Ocean, describing the site of its first isolation.
Valid publication: HUBER (H.), BURGGRAF (S.), MAYER (T.), WYSCHKONY (I.), RACHEL (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Ignicoccus gen. nov., a novel genus of hyperthermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic Archaea, represented by two new species, Ignicoccus islandicus sp. nov. and Ignicoccus pacificus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2093-2100.
Original article in IJSEM Online