Genus Sulfophobococcus
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Sulfophobococcus Hensel et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sulfophobococcus zilligii Hensel et al. 1997.
Etymology: L. n. sulfur, sulfur; Gr. v. phobeô, to be seized with fear, to fear, to avoid; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Sulfophobococcus, the sulfur fearing coccus.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 62. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 915-916.
Effective publication: HENSEL (R.), MATUSSEK (K.), MICHALKE (K.), TACKE (L.), TINDALL (B.J.), KOHLHOFF (M.), SIEBERS (B.) and DIELENSCHNEIDER (J.): Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 102-110.
Validation List no. 62 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Sulfophobococcus zilligii Hensel et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K1 = DSM 11193 = JCM 10309.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X98064.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. zilligii, of Zillig, in honor of Wolfram Zillig.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 62. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 915-916.
Effective publication: HENSEL (R.), MATUSSEK (K.), MICHALKE (K.), TACKE (L.), TINDALL (B.J.), KOHLHOFF (M.), SIEBERS (B.) and DIELENSCHNEIDER (J.): Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 102-110.
Validation List no. 62 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online