Genus Rhodothermus
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: 3
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).
Rhodothermus Alfredsson et al. 1995, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Rhodothermaceae Ludwig et al. 2012).
Type species: ¤ Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1995.
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Rhodothermus, the red thermophile.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419.
Effective publication: ALFREDSSON (G.A.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.), HJORLEIFSDOTTIR (S.) and STETTER (K.O.): Rhodothermus marinus gen. nov., a thermophilic, halophilic bacterium from submarine hot springs in Iceland. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1988, 134, 299-306.
Validation List no. 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 43812= DSM 4252.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001807 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. marinus, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419.
Effective publication: ALFREDSSON (G.A.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.), HJORLEIFSDOTTIR (S.) and STETTER (K.O.): Rhodothermus marinus gen. nov., a thermophilic, halophilic bacterium from submarine hot springs in Iceland. J. Gen. Microbiol., 1988, 134, 299-306.
Validation List no. 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: According to Silva et al. 2000, Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1995 is an earlier synonym of ¤ Rhodothermus obamensis Sako et al. 1996.
Reference: SILVA (Z.), HORTA (C.), da COSTA (M.S.), CHUNG (A.P.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Polyphasic evidence for the reclassification of Rhodothermus obamensis Sako et al. 1996 as a member of the species Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1988. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1457-1461.
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Rhodothermus obamensis Sako et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OKD7 = JCM 9785.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X95071.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. obamensis, of or belonging to Obama, a hot spring in Japan.
Valid publication: SAKO (Y.), TAKAI (K.), ISHIDA (Y.), UCHIDA (A.) and KATAYAMA (Y.): Rhodothermus obamensis sp. nov., a modern lineage of extremely thermophilic marine bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1099-1104.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1995.
Note: According to Silva et al. 2000, Rhodothermus obamensis Sako et al. 1996 is a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1995.
Reference: SILVA (Z.), HORTA (C.), da COSTA (M.S.), CHUNG (A.P.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Polyphasic evidence for the reclassification of Rhodothermus obamensis Sako et al. 1996 as a member of the species Rhodothermus marinus Alfredsson et al. 1988. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1457-1461.
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Rhodothermus profundi Marteinsson et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PRI 2902 = DSM 22212 = JCM 15944.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ624399.
Etymology: L. n. profundum, the depths of the sea; L. gen. n. profundi, of/from the depths of the sea.
Valid publication: MARTEINSSON (V.T.), BJORNSDOTTIR (S.H.), BIENVENU (N.), KRISTJANSSON (J.K.) and BIRRIEN (J.L.): Rhodothermus profundi sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in the Pacific Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2729-2734.
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