Genus Thermoanaerobacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 9
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).
Thermoanaerobacterium Lee et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes (Schink and Zeikus 1983) Lee et al. 1993.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot, Gr. pref. an, not, Gr. n. aer aeros, air; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Thermoanaerobacterium, a rod which grows in the absence of air at high temperatures.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.E.), JAIN (M.K.), LEE (C.), LOWE (S.E.) and ZEIKUS (J.G.): Taxonomic distinction of saccharolytic thermophilic anaerobes: description of Thermoanaerobacterium xylanolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., and Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov.; reclassification of Thermoanaerobium brockii, Clostridium thermosulfurogenes, and Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum E100-69 as Thermoanaerobacter brockii comb. nov., Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes comb. nov., and Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus comb. nov., respectively; and transfer of Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum 39E to Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 41-51.
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→ Thermoanaerobacterium Lee et al. 1993 emend. Liu et al. 1996.
Reference: LIU (S.Y.), RAINEY (F.A.), MORGAN (H.W.), MAYER (F.) and WIEGEL (J.): Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense sp. nov., a slightly acidophilic, anaerobic thermophile isolated from various hot springs in New Zealand, and emendation of the genus Thermoanaerobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 388-396.
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→ Thermoanaerobacterium Lee et al. 1993 emend. Cann et al. 2001.
Reference: CANN (I.K.O.), STROOT (P.G.), MACKIE (K.R.), WHITE (B.A.) and MACKIE (R.I.): Characterization of two novel saccharolytic, anaerobic thermophiles, Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum sp. nov. and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae sp. nov., and emendation of the genus Thermoanaerobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 293-302.
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Thermoanaerobacterium aciditolerans Kublanov et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 761-119 = DSM 16487 = VKM B-2363.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY350594.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour), an acid; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. aciditolerans, acid-tolerating.
Valid publication: KUBLANOV (I.V.), PROKOFEVA (M.I.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), TOUROVA (T.P.), WIEGEL (J.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Thermoanaerobacterium aciditolerans sp. nov., a moderate thermoacidophile from a Kamchatka hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 260-264.
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Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense Liu et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JW/SL-NZ613 = DSM 10170.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X93359.
Etymology: Maori n. ao, cloud; Maori adj. tea, white; Maori adj. roa, long; N.L. neut. adj. aotearoense, long white cloud, referring to the native Maori name for New Zealand, Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud.
Valid publication: LIU (S.Y.), RAINEY (F.A.), MORGAN (H.W.), MAYER (F.) and WIEGEL (J.): Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense sp. nov., a slightly acidophilic, anaerobic thermophile isolated from various hot springs in New Zealand, and emendation of the genus Thermoanaerobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 388-396.
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Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum Cann et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KMTHCJ = ATCC BAA-17 = DSM 13641.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U40229.
Etymology: Gr. adj. polu, many; Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum (from Gr. neut. adj. lutikon), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. polysaccharolyticum, dissolving many sugars.
Valid publication: CANN (I.K.O.), STROOT (P.G.), MACKIE (K.R.), WHITE (B.A.) and MACKIE (R.I.): Characterization of two novel saccharolytic, anaerobic thermophiles, Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum sp. nov. and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae sp. nov., and emendation of the genus Thermoanaerobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 293-302.
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→ ¤ Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus (Cann et al. 2001) Lee et al. 2008, comb. nov.
Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum Lee et al. 1993, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B6A-RI = ATCC 49915= DSM 7060.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L09169.
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum (from Gr. neut. adj. lutikon), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. saccharolyticum, sugar-dissolving.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.E.), JAIN (M.K.), LEE (C.), LOWE (S.E.) and ZEIKUS (J.G.): Taxonomic distinction of saccharolytic thermophilic anaerobes: description of Thermoanaerobacterium xylanolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., and Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov.; reclassification of Thermoanaerobium brockii, Clostridium thermosulfurogenes, and Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum E100-69 as Thermoanaerobacter brockii comb. nov., Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes comb. nov., and Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus comb. nov., respectively; and transfer of Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum 39E to Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 41-51.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum (McClung 1935) Collins et al. 1994, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 7956= CECT 5852 = DSM 571 = HAMBI 2225 = LMG 2811.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR870449, CP002171 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum McClung 1935 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Therminosporus thermosaccharolyticus" (McClung 1935) Prévot 1938.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. n. sakchâr, sugar; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum (from Gr. neut. adj. lutikon), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. thermosaccharolyticum referring to thermophily and sugar-dissolving.
Valid publication: COLLINS (M.D.), LAWSON (P.A.), WILLEMS (A.), CORDOBA (J.J.), FERNANDEZ-GARAYZABAL (J.), GARCIA (P.), CAI (J.), HIPPE (H.) and FARROW (J.A.E.): The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 812-826.
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Thermoanaerobacterium thermostercoris corrig. Romano et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Buff = ATCC BAA-1776 = DSM 22141.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM999998.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. n. stercus -oris, dung; N.L. gen. n. thermostercoris, a thermophilic bacterium isolated from dung.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 142. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Effective publication: ROMANO (I.), DIPASQUALE (L.), ORLANDO (P.), LAMA (L.), D'IPPOLITO (G.), PASCUAL (J.) and GAMBACORTA (A.): Thermoanaerobacterium thermostercus sp. nov., a new anaerobic thermophilic hydrogen-producing bacterium from buffalo-dung. Extremophiles, 2010, 14, 233-240.
Validation List no. 142 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, thermostercus (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 142 (footnote ##). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Validation List no. 142 in IJSEM Online
Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes (Schink and Zeikus 1983) Lee et al. 1993, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 4BT = ATCC 33743= DSM 2229.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L09171.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium thermosulfurigenes corrig. Schink and Zeikus 1983.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; Gr. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. neut. adj. thermosulfurigenes, releasing sulfur in heat.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.E.), JAIN (M.K.), LEE (C.), LOWE (S.E.) and ZEIKUS (J.G.): Taxonomic distinction of saccharolytic thermophilic anaerobes: description of Thermoanaerobacterium xylanolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., and Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov.; reclassification of Thermoanaerobium brockii, Clostridium thermosulfurogenes, and Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum E100-69 as Thermoanaerobacter brockii comb. nov., Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes comb. nov., and Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus comb. nov., respectively; and transfer of Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum 39E to Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 41-51.
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Thermoanaerobacterium xylanolyticum Lee et al. 1993, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LX-11 = ATCC 49914= DSM 7097.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L09172, CP002739 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. n. xylanum, xylan; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum (from Gr. neut. adj. lutikon), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. neut. adj. xylanolyticum, xylan-dissolving.
Valid publication: LEE (Y.E.), JAIN (M.K.), LEE (C.), LOWE (S.E.) and ZEIKUS (J.G.): Taxonomic distinction of saccharolytic thermophilic anaerobes: description of Thermoanaerobacterium xylanolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., and Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov.; reclassification of Thermoanaerobium brockii, Clostridium thermosulfurogenes, and Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum E100-69 as Thermoanaerobacter brockii comb. nov., Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes comb. nov., and Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus comb. nov., respectively; and transfer of Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum 39E to Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 41-51.
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Thermoanaerobacterium zeae Cann et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) mel2 = ATCC BAA-16 = DSM 13642.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U75993.
Etymology: L n. zea, a kind of grain; L. gen. n. zeae, of corn, describing the use of corn as a substrate for growth.
Valid publication: CANN (I.K.O.), STROOT (P.G.), MACKIE (K.R.), WHITE (B.A.) and MACKIE (R.I.): Characterization of two novel saccharolytic, anaerobic thermophiles, Thermoanaerobacterium polysaccharolyticum sp. nov. and Thermoanaerobacterium zeae sp. nov., and emendation of the genus Thermoanaerobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 293-302.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Caldanaerobius zeae (Cann et al. 2001) Lee et al. 2008, comb. nov.