Genus Syntrophothermus
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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).
Syntrophothermus Sekiguchi et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Syntrophothermus lipocalidus Sekiguchi et al. 2000.
Etymology: Gr. prep. sun, in company with, together with; Gr. n. trophos, feeder, rearer, one who feeds; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. n. Syntrophothermus, thermophilic syntroph, referring to growth in syntrophic association with hydrogenotrophic organisms at high temperature of around 55 °C.
Valid publication: SEKIGUCHI (Y.), KAMAGATA (Y.), NAKAMURA (K.), OHASHI (A.) and HARADA (H.): Syntrophothermus lipocalidus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, syntrophic, fatty-acid-oxidizing anaerobe which utilizes isobutyrate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 771-779.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Syntrophothermus lipocalidus Sekiguchi et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TGB-C1 = DSM 12680.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB021305.
Etymology: Gr. n. lipos, fat; L. adj. calidus (sic), expert; N.L. masc. adj. lipocalidus, fatty acid-specific, i.e., specifically utilizing fatty acids.
Valid publication: SEKIGUCHI (Y.), KAMAGATA (Y.), NAKAMURA (K.), OHASHI (A.) and HARADA (H.): Syntrophothermus lipocalidus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, syntrophic, fatty-acid-oxidizing anaerobe which utilizes isobutyrate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 771-779.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The Latin adjective calidus -a -um means "warm, hot". The Latin adjective which means "that is taught wisdom by experience and practice, shrewd, expert, experienced, adroit, skilful, ingenious, prudent, dexterous" is callidus -a -um.