Genus Thermoflavifilum
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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").
Thermoflavifilum Anders et al. 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermoflavifilum aggregans Anders et al. 2014.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; L. adj. flavus, yellow; L. n. filum, thread, filament; N.L. neut. n. Thermoflavifilum, a thermophilic yellow-pigmented filament.
Valid publication: ANDERS, H., DUNFIELD, P. F., LAGUTIN, K., HOUGHTON, K. M., POWER, J. F., MACKENZIE, A. D., VYSSOTSKI, M., RYAN, J. L. J., HANSSEN, E. G., MOREAU, J. W. and STOTT, M. B. 2014. Thermoflavifilum aggregans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic and slightly halophilic filamentous bacterium from the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1264-1270.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermoflavifilum aggregans Anders et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) P373=ICMP 20041=DSM 27268.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM749771.
Etymology: L. v. aggregare, to flock or band together; L. part. adj. aggregans, pellicle-forming, aggregating.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ANDERS, H., DUNFIELD, P. F., LAGUTIN, K., HOUGHTON, K. M., POWER, J. F., MACKENZIE, A. D., VYSSOTSKI, M., RYAN, J. L. J., HANSSEN, E. G., MOREAU, J. W. and STOTT, M. B. 2014. Thermoflavifilum aggregans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic and slightly halophilic filamentous bacterium from the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 1264-1270.
Original article in IJSEM Online