Genus Thermaerobacter
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Thermaerobacter Takai et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermaerobacter marianensis Takai et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod or staff; N.L. masc. n. Thermaerobacter, rod, which grows at high temperatures in the presence of air.
Valid publication: TAKAI (K.), INOUE (A.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Thermaerobacter marianensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic extremely thermophilic marine bacterium from the 11 000 m deep Mariana Trench. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 619-628.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Thermaerobacter Takai et al. 1999 emend. Spanevello et al. 2002.
Reference: SPANEVELLO (M.D.), YAMAMOTO (H.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Thermaerobacter subterraneus sp. nov., a novel aerobic bacterium from the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emendation of the genus Thermaerobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 795-800.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermaerobacter composti Yabe et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ni80 = ATCC BAA-1731 = JCM 15650.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB454087.
Etymology: N.L. n. compostum, compost; N.L. gen. n. composti, of/from compost.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 131. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1-2.
Effective publication: YABE (S.), KATO (A.), HAZAKA (M.) and YOKOTA (A.): Thermaerobacter composti sp. nov., a novel extremely thermophilic bacterium isolated from compost. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2009, 55, 323-328.
Validation List no. 131 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thermaerobacter litoralis Tanaka et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KW1 = DSM 17372 = JCM 13210.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY936496.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore.
Valid publication: TANAKA (R.), KAWAICHI (S.), NISHIMURA (H.) and SAKO (Y.): Thermaerobacter litoralis sp. nov., a strictly aerobic and thermophilic bacterium isolated from a coastal hydrothermal field. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1531-1534.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermaerobacter marianensis Takai et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 7p75a = ATCC 700841= DSM 12885 = JCM 10246.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002344 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. marianensis, pertaining to the Mariana Trench, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: TAKAI (K.), INOUE (A.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Thermaerobacter marianensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic extremely thermophilic marine bacterium from the 11 000 m deep Mariana Trench. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 619-628.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermaerobacter nagasakiensis Nunoura et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ts1a = JCM 11223 = DSM 14512.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB061441.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. nagasakiensis, pertaining to Nagasaki Prefecture, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 86. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1075-1076.
Effective publication: NUNOURA (T.), AKIHARA (S.), TAKAI (K.) and SAKO (Y.): Thermaerobacter nagasakiensis sp. nov., a novel aerobic and extremely thermophilic marine bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 2002, 177, 339-344.
Validation List no. 86 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thermaerobacter subterraneus Spanevello et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C21 = ATCC BAA-137 = DSM 13965.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF343566.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. subterraneus, underground, subterranean referring to under the earth, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: SPANEVELLO (M.D.), YAMAMOTO (H.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Thermaerobacter subterraneus sp. nov., a novel aerobic bacterium from the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emendation of the genus Thermaerobacter. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 795-800.
Original article in IJSEM Online