Genus Thermocrinis
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Thermocrinis Huber et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; L. masc. n. crinis, hair; N.L. masc. n. Thermocrinis, hot hair.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), EDER (W.), HELDWEIN (S.), WANNER (G.), HUBER (H.), RACHEL (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a pink-filament-forming hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from Yellowstone National Park. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1998, 64, 3576-3583.
Validation List no. 69 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thermocrinis albus Eder and Huber 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HI 11/12 = DSM 14484 = JCM 11386.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP001931 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus, white.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 88. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1915-1916.
Effective publication: EDER (W.) and HUBER (R.): New isolates and physiological properties of the Aquificales and description of Thermocrinis albus sp. nov. Extremophiles, 2002, 6, 309-318.
Validation List no. 88 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thermocrinis jamiesonii Dodsworth et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GBS1=JCM 19133=DSM 27162.
Sequence accession no. (whole genome shotgun sequencing project) for the type strain: NZ_JNIE00000000.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: NZ_JNIE00000000.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. jamiesonii, of Jamieson, referring to David Jamieson, landowner of GBS, whose generous access to this and neighbouring geothermal springs has greatly facilitated studies of their resident microbes.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: DODSWORTH, J. A., ONG, J. C., WILLIAMS, A. J., DOHNALKOVA, A. C. and HEDLUND, B. P. 2015. Thermocrinis jamiesonii sp. nov., a thiosulfate-oxidizing, autotropic thermophile isolated from a geothermal spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4769-4775.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermocrinis minervae Caldwell et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CR11 = ATCC BAA-1533 = DSM 19557.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM260555.
Etymology: L. gen. n. minervae, of/from Minerva, a Roman goddess, also known as Pallas Athena in Greek mythology, considered to be the virgin goddess of science, medicine and wisdom.
Valid publication: CALDWELL (S.L.), LIU (Y.), FERRERA (I.), BEVERIDGE (T.) and REYSENBACH (A.L.): Thermocrinis minervae sp. nov., a hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing, thermophilic member of the Aquificales from a Costa Rican terrestrial hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 338-343.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) OC 1/4 = DSM 12173.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ005640.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red, referring to the cell color.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 69. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 341-342.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), EDER (W.), HELDWEIN (S.), WANNER (G.), HUBER (H.), RACHEL (R.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a pink-filament-forming hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from Yellowstone National Park. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1998, 64, 3576-3583.
Validation List no. 69 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: Although the depositors have confirmed that the DSMZ had the correct strain, the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain held in the DSMZ (strain DSM 12173) is not identical with the sequence which is attributed to the type strain (sequence AJ005640).
References:
1 TINDALL (B.J.): Personal communication (November 23, 2009).
2 DSMZ: DSM 12173 - Thermocrinis ruber Huber et al. 1999.