Genus Tepidimonas
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: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Tepidimonas Moreira et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tepidimonas ignava Moreira et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. adj. tepidus, warm; L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Tepidimonas, warm monad.
Valid publication: MOREIRA (C.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), da SILVA (M.T.) and da COSTA (M.S.): Tepidimonas ignava gen. nov., sp. nov., a new chemolithoheterotrophic and slightly thermophilic member of the β-Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 735-742.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Tepidimonas Moreira et al. 2000 emend. Albuquerque et al. 2006.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 5. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 4-5. [ALBUQUERQUE (L.), TIAGO (I.), VERÍSSIMO (A.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Tepidimonas thermarum sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from the Elisenquelle in Aachen and emended description of the genus Tepidimonas. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 450-456.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 5 in IJSEM Online - Original article Online
Tepidimonas aquatica Freitas et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CLN-1 = ATCC BAA-469 = CCUG 34595 = CCUG 48750 = DSM 14833.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY324139.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aquatica, living, growing, or found in or by the water, aquatic.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 94. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1701-1702.
Effective publication: FREITAS (M.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), SILVESTRE (A.J.D.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Tepidimonas aquatica sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic β-proteobacterium isolated from a hot water tank. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2003, 26, 376-381.
Validation List no. 94 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Tepidimonas fonticaldi Chen et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AT-A2 = BCRC 80391 = KCTC 23862 = LMG 26746.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN713899.
Etymology: L. masc. n. fons fontis, a spring; L. adj. caldus, hot; N.L. gen. n. fonticaldi, from a hot spring, pertaining to the source of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: CHEN (W.M.), HUANG (H.W.), CHANG (J.S.), HAN (Y.L.), GUO (T.R.) and SHEU (S.Y.): Tepidimonas fonticaldi sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1810-1816.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tepidimonas ignava Moreira et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SPS-1037 = DSM 12034.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF177943.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ignava, lazy, pertaining to the organism' s trait of not using sugars for growth.
Valid publication: MOREIRA (C.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.), da SILVA (M.T.) and da COSTA (M.S.): Tepidimonas ignava gen. nov., sp. nov., a new chemolithoheterotrophic and slightly thermophilic member of the β-Proteobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 735-742.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Tepidimonas taiwanensis Chen et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) I1-1 = BCRC 17406 = LMG 22826.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY845054.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 110. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1459-1460.
Effective publication: CHEN (T.L.), CHOU (Y.J.), CHEN (W.M.), ARUN (B.) and YOUNG (C.C.): Tepidimonas taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel alkaline-protease-producing bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Extremophiles, 2006, 10, 35-40.
Validation List no. 110 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Tepidimonas thermarum Albuquerque et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AA-1 = CIP 108777 = LMG 23094.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM042693.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. thermarum, of public baths, because the organism was isolated from the Elisenquelle spa in Aachen, Germany.
References: Validation List no. 113. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1. [ALBUQUERQUE (L.), TIAGO (I.), VERÍSSIMO (A.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Tepidimonas thermarum sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from the Elisenquelle in Aachen and emended description of the genus Tepidimonas. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2006, 29, 450-456.]
Validation List no. 113 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online