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Genus Petrothermobacter

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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").

 

Petrothermobacter Tamazawa et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Petrothermobacter organivorans Tamazawa et al. 2017.
Etymology: Gr. n. petra, rock, stone; Gr. n. therme, heat; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Petrothermobacter, rod which grows in a high-temperature oil sandstone.
Valid publication: TAMAZAWA, S., MAYUMI, D., MOCHIMARU, H., SAKATA, S., MAEDA, H., WAKAYAMA, T., IKARASHI, M., KAMAGATA, Y. and TAMAKI, H. 2017. Petrothermobacter organivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, strictly anaerobic bacterium of the phylum Deferribacteres isolated from a deep subsurface oil reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3982-3986.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Petrothermobacter organivorans Tamazawa et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ANA= NBRC 112621=DSM 105015.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC155975.
Etymology: N.L. n. organum, organic compound; L. v. vorare, to eat, to consume; N.L. part. adj. organivorans, devouring organic compounds.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: TAMAZAWA, S., MAYUMI, D., MOCHIMARU, H., SAKATA, S., MAEDA, H., WAKAYAMA, T., IKARASHI, M., KAMAGATA, Y. and TAMAKI, H. 2017. Petrothermobacter organivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, strictly anaerobic bacterium of the phylum Deferribacteres isolated from a deep subsurface oil reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3982-3986.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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