Genus Thalassobacillus
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: 4
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).
Thalassobacillus García et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thalassobacillus devorans García et al. 2005.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thalassa, sea; L. masc. n. bacillus, rod; N.L. masc. n. Thalassobacillus, rod from the sea.
Valid publication: GARCÍA (M.T.), GALLEGO (V.), VENTOSA (A.) and MELLADO (E.): Thalassobacillus devorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, phenol-degrading, Gram-positive bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1789-1795.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thalassobacillus cyri Sánchez-Porro et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HS286 = CCM 7597 = JCM 15722.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM864226.
Etymology: L. masc. gen. n. cyri, of Cyrus, named after Cyrus, the first king of Persia, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SANCHEZ-PORRO (C.), AMOOZEGAR (M.A.), ROHBAN (R.), HAJIGHASEMI (M.) and VENTOSA (A.): Thalassobacillus cyri sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium from a hypersaline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2565-2570.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thalassobacillus devorans García et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) G-19.1 = CCM 7282 = CECT 7046 = DSM 16966.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ717299.
Etymology: L. part. adj. devorans, devouring (organic compounds).
Valid publication: GARCÍA (M.T.), GALLEGO (V.), VENTOSA (A.) and MELLADO (E.): Thalassobacillus devorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, phenol-degrading, Gram-positive bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1789-1795.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thalassobacillus hwangdonensis Lee et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AD-1 = CCUG 56607 = KCTC 13254.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU817571.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. hwangdonensis, of or pertaining to Hwangdo, the Korean island from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LEE (S.Y.), OH (T.K.) and YOON (J.H.): Thalassobacillus hwangdonensis sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2108-2112.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thalassobacillus pellis Sánchez-Porro et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 18OM = 18 OM = CECT 7566 = DSM 22784 = JCM 16412.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FN690978.
Etymology: L. n. pellis –is, hide, tanned hide, leather; L. gen. n. pellis, of/from hide, tanned hide, leather, isolated from salted hides that are used in the leather industry.
Valid publication: SÁNCHEZ-PORRO (C.), YILMAZ (P.), DE LA HABA (R.R.), BIRBIR (M.) and VENTOSA (A.): Thalassobacillus pellis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, Gram-positive bacterium isolated from salted hides. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1206-1210.
Original article in IJSEM Online