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Genus Pyrobaculum
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: 9
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).
Pyrobaculum Huber et al. 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pyrobaculum islandicum Huber et al. 1988.
Etymology: Gr. n. pur, fire; L. neut. n. baculum, stick; N.L. neut. n. Pyrobaculum, the fire stick.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 149, 95-101.
Validation List no. 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Pyrobaculum Huber et al. 1988 emend. Chan et al. 2013.
Reference: CHAN (P.P.), COZEN (A.E.) and LOWE (T.M.): Reclassification of Thermoproteus neutrophilus Stetter and Zillig 1989 as Pyrobaculum neutrophilum comb. nov. based on phylogenetic analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 751-754.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pyrobaculum aerophilum Völkl et al. 1996 (complete authorship reads: Völkl, Huber and Stetter in Völkl, Huber, Drobner, Rachel, Burggraf, Trincone and Stetter), sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) IM2 = ATCC 51768= CIP 104966 = DSM 7523 = JCM 9630 = NBRC 100827.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L07510.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer aeros, air; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. aerophilum, air-loving, because of its ability to use oxygen for growth in contrast to all other described species of the genus Pyrobaculum.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 58. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 836-837.
Effective publication: VÖLKL (P.), HUBER (R.), DROBNER (E.), RACHEL (R.), BURGGRAF (S.), TRINCONE (A.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum aerophilum sp. nov., a novel nitrate-reducing hyperthermophilic archaeum. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1993, 59, 2918-2926.
Validation List no. 58 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The strain CIP 104966 is not available.
Reference: BIZET (C.): Personal communication (June 28, 2005).
Pyrobaculum arsenaticum Huber et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) PZ6* = ATCC 700994= DSM 13514 = JCM 11321.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ277124.
Etymology: N.L. n. arsenas -atis, arsenate; L. neut. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. arsenaticum, pertaining to arsenate, able to respire arsenate.
References: Validation List no. 79. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 263-265. [HUBER (R.), SACHER (M.), VOLLMANN (A.), HUBER (H.) and ROSE (D.): Respiration of arsenate and selenate by hyperthermophilic archaea. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2000, 23, 305-314.]
Validation List no. 79 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Pyrobaculum calidifontis Amo et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) VA1 = DSM 21063 = JCM 11548.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB078332.
Etymology: L. adj. calidus, hot; L. n. fons fontis, spring, fountain; N.L. gen. n. calidifontis, of a hot spring.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 121. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1057.
Effective publication: AMO (T.), PAJE (M.L.F.), INAGAKI (A.), EZAKI (S.), ATOMI (H.) and IMANAKA (T.): Pyrobaculum calidifontis sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon that grows in atmospheric air. Archaea, 2002, 1, 113-121
Validation List no. 121 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The culture collection accession number DSM 21063 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 121 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1057.
Validation List no. 121 in IJSEM Online
Pyrobaculum ferrireducens Slobodkina et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) 1860=DSM 28942=VKM B-2856.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP003098.
Etymology: L. n. ferrum, iron; L. part. adj. reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. part. adj. ferrireducens, reducing iron (III).
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SLOBODKINA, G. B., LEBEDINSKY, A. V., CHERNYH, N. A., BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA, E. A. and SLOBODKIN, A. I. 2015. Pyrobaculum ferrireducens sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic Fe(III)-, selenate- and arsenate-reducing crenarchaeon isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 851-856.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pyrobaculum igneiluti Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) 521=DSM 103086=ATCC TSD-56.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU720559.
Etymology: L. adj. igneus, fiery; L. neut. n. lutum, mud; N.L. gen. n. igneiluti, of fiery mud.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: LEE, J. Y., IGLESIAS, B., CHU, C. E., LAWRENCE, D. J. P. and CRANE, E. J., III 2017. Pyrobaculum igneiluti sp. nov., a novel anaerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon that reduces thiosulfate and ferric iron. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1714-1719.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pyrobaculum islandicum Huber et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) GEO3 = DSM 4184 = JCM 9189.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L07511.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. islandicum, of Iceland, describing the place of its first isolation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 149, 95-101.
Validation List no. 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Pyrobaculum neutrophilum (Stetter and Zillig 1989) Chan et al. 2013, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net): strain V24Sta = DSM 2338 = JCM 9278 = NBRC 100436.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB009618, CP001014 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Thermoproteus neutrophilus Stetter and Zillig 1989.
Etymology: L. adj. neuter -tra -trum, neither the one nor the other, neutral; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. masc. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. neutrophilum, preferring neutral pH.
Valid publication: CHAN (P.P.), COZEN (A.E.) and LOWE (T.M.): Reclassification of Thermoproteus neutrophilus Stetter and Zillig 1989 as Pyrobaculum neutrophilum comb. nov. based on phylogenetic analysis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 751-754.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pyrobaculum oguniense Sako et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) TE7 = DSM 13380 = JCM 10595.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB087402.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. oguniense, pertaining to Oguni-cho, which is the town of the Tuetate hot spring (a slightly alkaliphilic terrestrial hot spring in Oguni cho, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan).
Valid publication: SAKO (Y.), NUNOURA (T.) and UCHIDA (A.): Pyrobaculum oguniense sp. nov., a novel facultatively aerobic and hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at up to 97 °C. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 303-309.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pyrobaculum organotrophum Huber et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) H10 = DSM 4185 = JCM 9190.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB063647.
Etymology: N.L. adj. organicus (from Gr. adj. organikos, of or pertaining to an organ), pertaining to organic chemical compounds; Gr. masc. n. trophos, feeder, rearer, that which nourishes; N.L. neut. adj. organotrophum, feeding on organic material.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and STETTER (K.O.): Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 149, 95-101.
Validation List no. 25 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In Validation List no. 25, the type strain DSM 4185 is erroneously cited as DSM 3185.