Genus Thermobispora
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Thermobispora Wang et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermobispora bispora (Henssen 1957) Wang et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. adv. num. bis, twice; Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. n. Thermobispora, high temperature two-spored organisms.
Reference: WANG (Y.), ZHANG (Z.) and RUAN (J.): A proposal to transfer Microbispora bispora (Lechevalier 1965) to a new genus, Thermobispora gen. nov., as Thermobispora bispora comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 933-938.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermobispora bispora (Henssen 1957) Wang et al. 1996, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 19993= DSM 43833 = IFO (now NBRC) 14880 = JCM 10125.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001874 (complete genome).
Basonym: ¤ Microbispora bispora (Henssen 1957) Lechevalier 1965 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Thermopolyspora bispora" Henssen 1957.
Etymology: L. adv. num. bis, twice; Gr. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. n. bispora, two spores.
Valid publication: WANG (Y.), ZHANG (Z.) and RUAN (J.): A proposal to transfer Microbispora bispora (Lechevalier 1965) to a new genus, Thermobispora gen. nov., as Thermobispora bispora comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 933-938.
Original article in IJSEM Online