Genus Pseudothermotoga
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Pseudothermotoga Bhandari and Gupta 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pseudothermotoga thermarum Bhandari and Gupta 2014.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. fem. n. Thermotoga, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Pseudothermotoga, a genus falsely (or incorrectly) classified as Thermotoga.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2184-2187..
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Effective publication: BHANDARI, V. and GUPTA, R. S. 2014. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 105, 143-168.
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Pseudothermotoga elfii Bhandari and Gupta 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SEBR 6459=ATCC 51869=DSM 9442.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X80790.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. elfii, of ELF, named after ELF-Aquitaine.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2184-2187.
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Effective publication: BHANDARI, V. and GUPTA, R. S. 2014. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 105, 143-168.
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Pseudothermotoga hypogea Bhandari and Gupta 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SEBR 7054=DSM 11164=NCBR 106472.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: THU89768.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP007141.
Basonym: ¤ Thermotoga hypogea Fardeau et al. 1997.
Etymology: Gr. pron. hypo, under; Gr. n. ge, earth; N.L.fem. adj. hypogea, under the earth, referring to the site of isolation.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 177. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 3140-3143.
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Effective publication: BHANDARI, V. and GUPTA, R. S. 2015. Erratum to: Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 108, 1281.
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Pseudothermotoga lettingae Bhandari and Gupta 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TMO=ATCC BAA-301=DSM 14385.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF355615.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. lettingae, of Lettinga, named after Gatze Lettinga, a Dutch biotechnologist, in recognition of his pioneering work on anaerobic methanol conversion in methanogenic bioreactors.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2184-2187.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BHANDARI, V. and GUPTA, R. S. 2014. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 105, 143-168.
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Pseudothermotoga subterranea Bhandari and Gupta 2014, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SL1=DSM 9912.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U22664.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. subterranea, underground, subterranean, describing its site of isolation.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2184-2187.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BHANDARI, V. and GUPTA, R. S. 2014. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 105, 143-168.
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Pseudothermotoga thermarum Bhandari and Gupta 2014, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LA3=DSM 5069.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB039769.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: CP002351.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. thermarum, of warm springs, of warm baths; living in hot continental springs with low ionic strength.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 158. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 2184-2187.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: BHANDARI, V. and GUPTA, R. S. 2014. Molecular signatures for the phylum (class) Thermotogae and a proposal for its division into three orders (Thermotogales, Kosmotogales ord. nov. and Petrotogales ord. nov.) containing four families (Thermotogaceae, Fervidobacteriaceae fam. nov., Kosmotogaceae fam. nov. and Petrotogaceae fam. nov.) and a new genus Pseudothermotoga gen. nov. with five new combinations. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 105, 143-168.
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