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Genus Marinitoga

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: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

 

Marinitoga Wery et al. 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Marinitoga camini Wery et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. adj. marinus, of or belonging to the sea, marine; L. fem. n. toga, Roman outer garment; N.L. fem. n. Marinitoga, a marine toga, referring to the marine isolation of the organism and the presence of a 'toga'- like sheath.
Valid publication: WERY (N.), LESONGEUR (F.), PIGNET (P.), DERENNES (V.), CAMBON-BONAVITA (M.A.), GODFROY (A.) and BARBIER (G.): Marinitoga camini gen. nov., sp. nov., a rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the order Thermotogales, isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 495-504.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Marinitoga arctica Steinsbu et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 2PyrY55-1=DSM 29778=JCM 30566.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX024844.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, Arctic, the place of origin of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: STEINSBU, B. O., ROYSETH, V., THORSETH, I. H. and STEEN, I. H. 2016. Marinitoga arctica sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a Mid-Ocean Ridge vent field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5070-5076.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Marinitoga camini Wery et al. 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MV1075 = CNCM I-2413 = DSM 13578.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ250439.
Etymology: L. gen. n. camini, of a chimney, relating to its isolation from a hydrothermal chimney.
Valid publication: WERY (N.), LESONGEUR (F.), PIGNET (P.), DERENNES (V.), CAMBON-BONAVITA (M.A.), GODFROY (A.) and BARBIER (G.): Marinitoga camini gen. nov., sp. nov., a rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the order Thermotogales, isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 495-504.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: CNCM is solely set up to deal with deposits on a confidential basis (i.e. patent deposits under the Budapest Treaty). Strain CNCM I-2413 is probably a patent deposit.

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Marinitoga hydrogenitolerans Postec et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AT1271 = DSM 16785 = JCM 12826.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ786363.
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); L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. hydrogenitolerans, hydrogen-tolerating, referring to its ability to tolerate a high level of hydrogen in the headspace.
Valid publication: POSTEC (A.), LE BRETON (C.), FARDEAU (M.L.), LESONGEUR (F.), PIGNET (P.), QUERELLOU (J.), OLLIVIER (B.) and GODFROY (A.): Marinitoga hydrogenitolerans sp. nov., a novel member of the order Thermotogales isolated from a black smoker chimney on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1217-1221.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Marinitoga litoralis Postec et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MC3 = DSM 21709 = JCM 15581.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM253687.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the seashore.
Valid publication: POSTEC (A.), CIOBANU (M.), BIRRIEN (J.L.), BIENVENU (N.), PRIEUR (D.) and LE ROMANCER (M.): Marinitoga litoralis sp. nov., a thermophilic, heterotrophic bacterium isolated from a coastal thermal spring on Ile Saint-Paul, Southern Indian Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1778-1782.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Marinitoga okinawensis Nunoura et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TFS10-5 = DSM 17373 = JCM 13303.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB262395.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. okinawensis, of Okinawa, a region of Japan.
Valid publication: NUNOURA (T.), OIDA (H.), MIYAZAKI (M.), SUZUKI (Y.), TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Marinitoga okinawensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic and anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal field, Southern Okinawa Trough. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 467-471.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Marinitoga piezophila Alain et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KA3 = DSM 14283 = JCM 11233.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF326121, CP003257 (complete genome).
Etymology: Gr. v. piezo: to press; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. piezophila, loving pressure (referring to its best growth under pressure).
Valid publication: ALAIN (K.), MARTEINSSON (V.T.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.), PRIEUR (D.) and BIRRIEN (J.L.): Marinitoga piezophila sp. nov., a rod-shaped, thermo-piezophilic bacterium isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1331-1339.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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