Genus Thermasporomyces
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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").
Thermasporomyces Yabe et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermasporomyces composti Yabe et al. 2011.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; Gr. prefix. a-, not; Gr. n. spora, a seed, and in biology a spore; Gr. masc. n. mukês, mushroom or other fungus; N.L. masc. n. Thermasporomyces, the heat (-loving) non-spored fungus.
Valid publication: YABE (S.), AIBA (Y.), SAKAI (Y.), HAZAKA (M.) and YOKOTA (A.): Thermasporomyces composti gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic actinomycete isolated from compost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 86-90.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermasporomyces composti Yabe et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) I3 = DSM 22891 = JCM 16421.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB535715.
Etymology: N.L. n. compostum -i, compost; N.L. gen. n. composti, of compost.
Valid publication: YABE (S.), AIBA (Y.), SAKAI (Y.), HAZAKA (M.) and YOKOTA (A.): Thermasporomyces composti gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic actinomycete isolated from compost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 86-90.
Original article in IJSEM Online