Genus Marinithermus
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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").
Marinithermus Sako et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marinithermus hydrothermalis Sako et al. 2003.
Etymology: L. adj. marinus, of the sea; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Marinithermus, an organism living in marine hot places.
Valid publication: SAKO (Y.), NAKAGAWA (S.), TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Marinithermus hydrothermalis gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly aerobic, thermophilic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 59-65.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The gender of the genus name Marinithermus is not given in the paper by Sako et al. 2003. According to Rule 65(2), Marinithermus must be in the masculine gender.
Marinithermus hydrothermalis Sako et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T1 = DSM 14884 = JCM 11576.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB079382, CP002630 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hydrothermalis, pertaining to a hydrothermal vent.
Valid publication: SAKO (Y.), NAKAGAWA (S.), TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Marinithermus hydrothermalis gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly aerobic, thermophilic bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 59-65.
Original article in IJSEM Online