Genus Kurthia
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: 7
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).
Kurthia Trevisan 1885, genus.
Type species: ¤ Kurthia zopfii (Kurth 1883) Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonym: "Zopfius" Wenner and Rettger 1919.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Kurthia, named for H. Kurth, the German bacteriologist who described the type species.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: TREVISAN (V.): Carratteri di alcuni nuovi generi di Batteriacee. Atti della Accademia Fisica-Medica-Stastistica in Milano (ser 4), 1885, 3, 92-107.
→ Kurthia (Kurth 1883) Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Ruan et al. 2014.
Reference: RUAN, Z., WANG, Y., SONG, J., JIANG, S., WANG, H., LI, Y., ZHAO, B., JIANG, R. and ZHAO, B. 2014. Kurthia huakuii sp. nov., isolated from biogas slurry, and emended description of the genus Kurthia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 518-521.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Kurthia gibsonii Shaw and Keddie 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43195= CIP 103250 = DSM 20636 = IFO (now NBRC) 15534 = JCM 6105 = LMG 17316 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9758.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB271738.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. gibsonii, of Gibson, named for T. Gibson.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 11. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 672-674.
Effective publication: SHAW (S.) and KEDDIE (R.M.): A numerical taxonomic study of the genus Kurthia with a revised description of Kurthia zopfii and a description of Kurthia gibsonii sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1983, 4, 253-276.
Validation List no. 11 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Kurthia huakuii Ruan et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LAM0618=ACCC 06121=JCM 19187.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC904244.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. huakuii, of Hua-Kui, named in honour of the Chinese microbiologist Hua-Kui Chen for his contributions to soil microbiology in China.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: RUAN, Z., WANG, Y., SONG, J., JIANG, S., WANG, H., LI, Y., ZHAO, B., JIANG, R. and ZHAO, B. 2014. Kurthia huakuii sp. nov., isolated from biogas slurry, and emended description of the genus Kurthia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 518-521.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Kurthia massiliensis Roux et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC30=CSUR P141=DSM 24639.
Sequence accession no. (non-contiguous genome) for the type strain: CAEU01000000.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the old Roman name for Marseille, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Human.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3931-3934.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: ROUX, V., EL KARKOURI, K., LAGIER, J.-C., ROBERT, C. and RAOULT, D. 2012. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kurthia massiliensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci., 7, 221-232.
Effective publication Online
Kurthia populi Fang et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 10y-14=CFCC 11600=KCTC 33522.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM613132.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. adj. populi, of Populus, the poplar tree.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: FANG, W., GUO, M. W., RUAN, Z. Y., XUE, H., WANG, L. F., TIAN, G. Z., PIAO, C. G. and LI, Y. 2015. Multilocus sequence analysis of the genus Kurthia, and a description of Kurthia populi sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3788-3793.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Kurthia senegalensis Roux et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC8E=CSUR P138=DSM 24641.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF824796.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: CAEW01000000.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. senegalensis, pertaining to Senegal, the country where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Human.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 2463-2466.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: ROUX, V., LAGIER, J.-C., GORLAS, A., ROBERT, C., RAOULT, D. 2014. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kurthia senegalensis sp. nov. Stand. Genomic Sci. 9, 1319-1330.
Effective publication Online
Kurthia sibirica Belikova et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 13-22 = ATCC 49154= CCM 3477 = CIP 103418 = DSM 4747 = JCM 8563 = LMG 17317 = NBRC 101530 = VKM B-1549.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ605774.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. sibirica, pertaining to Siberia (region in northwestern Asia, the name said to come from Sibir, ancient Tatar fortress at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh) where it was found in a mammoth from which the bacteria were isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222.
Effective publication: BELIKOVA (V.A.), CHEREVACH (N.V.) and KALAKOUTSKII (L.V.): Kurthia sibirica, a new bacterial species of the Kurthia genus. Mikrobiologiya, 1986, 55, 831-836.
Validation List no. 25 in IJSEM Online
Kurthia zopfii (Kurth 1883) Trevisan 1885, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33403= CCUG 38890 = CIP 103249 = DSM 20580 = JCM 6101 = LMG 17318 = NBRC 101529 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9878 = NCTC 10597 = VKM B-1568.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB271740.
Synonyms: "Bacterium zopfii" Kurth 1883, "Helikobacterium zopfii" (sic) (Kurth 1883) Escherich 1886, "Bacillus zopfii" (Kurth 1883) Macé 1889, "Zopfius zopfii" (Kurth 1883) Wenner and Rettger 1919.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. zopfii, of Zopf, named for W. Zopf, a German botanist.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 KURTH (H.): Über Bacterium Zopfii, eine neue Bacterienart. Berichte der Deutschen botanischen Gesellschaft, 1883, 1, 97-100. 2 TREVISAN (V.): Carratteri di alcuni nuovi generi di Batteriacee. Atti della Accademia Fisica-Medica-Stastistica in Milano (ser 4), 1885, 3, 92-107.