Genus Thermobifida
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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").
Thermobifida Zhang et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermobifida alba (Locci et al. 1967) Zhang et al. 1998.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. adj. bifidus, cleft; N.L. fem. n. Thermobifida, the heat(-loving) cleft (sporophores).
Valid publication: ZHANG (Z.), WANG (Y.) and RUAN (J.): Reclassification of Thermomonospora and Microtetraspora. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 411-422.
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→ Thermobifida Zhang et al. 1998 emend. Yang et al. 2008.
Reference: YANG (L.L.), TANG (S.K.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), ZHI (X.Y.), WANG (D.), XU (L.H.) and LI (W.J.): Thermobifida halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from a salt mine sample, and emended description of the genus Thermobifida. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1821-1825.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermobifida alba (Locci et al. 1967) Zhang et al. 1998, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CIP 105591 = DSM 43795 = IFO (now NBRC) 15853 = IFO (now NBRC) 16095 = JCM 3077 = IPV 1900.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF002260.
Basonym: ¤ Thermomonospora alba (Locci et al. 1967) Cross and Goodfellow 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Heterotypic synonym: ¤ Thermomonospora mesouviformis Nonomura and Ohara 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Actinobifida alba" Locci et al. 1967.
Reference: ZHANG (Z.), WANG (Y.) and RUAN (J.): Reclassification of Thermomonospora and Microtetraspora. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 411-422.
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Thermobifida cellulosilytica corrig. Kukolya et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TB100 = DSM 44535 = JCM 11767 = NCAIM B01997.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ298058.
Etymology: N.L. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. fem. adj. lytica (from Gr. fem. adj. lutikê), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. cellulolytica, cellulose-dissolving.
Valid publication: KUKOLYA (J.), NAGY (I.), LÁDAY (M.), TÓTH (E.), ORAVECZ (O.), MÁRIALIGETI (K.) and HORNOK (L.): Thermobifida cellulolytica sp. nov., a novel lignocellulose-decomposing actinomycete. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1193-1199.
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Note: The original spelling Thermobifida cellulolytica (sic) has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM.
Reference: LIST EDITOR, IJSEM: Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4, of the IJSEM. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1439-1440.
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Thermobifida fusca (McCarthy and Cross 1984) Zhang et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 190 Th = ATCC 27730= CIP 105594 = DSM 43792 = HAMBI 483 = HAMBI 1548 = IFO (now NBRC) 14071 = JCM 3263 = NRRL B-8184 = VKM Ac-1952.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF028245.
Basonym: ¤ Thermomonospora fusca (ex Henssen 1957) McCarthy and Cross 1984.
Other synonym: "Thermonospora fusca" Henssen 1957.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. fusca dark, tawny.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Z.), WANG (Y.) and RUAN (J.): Reclassification of Thermomonospora and Microtetraspora. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 411-422.
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Thermobifida halotolerans Yang et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 90462 = DSM 44931 = JCM 16012 = KCTC 19123.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU250489.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. halotolerans, referring to the ability to tolerate high salt concentrations.
Valid publication: YANG (L.L.), TANG (S.K.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), ZHI (X.Y.), WANG (D.), XU (L.H.) and LI (W.J.): Thermobifida halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from a salt mine sample, and emended description of the genus Thermobifida. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1821-1825.
Original article in IJSEM Online