Genus Thermomicrobium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
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).
Thermomicrobium Jackson et al. 1973, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Thermomicrobiales Garrity and Holt 2002; type genus of the family ¤ Thermomicrobiaceae Garrity and Holt 2002).
Type species: ¤ Thermomicrobium roseum Jackson et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Thermomicrobium, indicates a small organism living in hot environments.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: JACKSON (T.J.), RAMALEY (R.F.) and MEINSCHEIN (W.G.): Thermomicrobium, a new genus of extremely thermophilic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 28-36.
Thermomicrobium carboxidum King and King 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KI3=DSM 27067=ATCC BAA-2535.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF193529.
Etymology: L. n. carbo, charcoal, carbon; Gr. adj. oxys, sharp, acid; N.L. neut. adj carboxidum, pertaining to carbon monoxide.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: KING, C. E. and KING, G. M. 2014. Thermomicrobium carboxidum sp. nov., and Thermorudis peleae gen. nov., sp. nov., carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria isolated from geothermally heated biofilms. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2586-2592.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Thermomicrobium carboxidum King and King 2014 emend. Houghton et al. 2015.
Reference: HOUGHTON, K. M., MORGAN, X. C., LAGUTIN, K., MACKENZIE, A. D., VYSSOTSKII, M., MITCHELL, K. A., MCDONALD, I. R., MORGAN, H. W., POWER, J. F., MOREAU, J. W., HANSSEN, E. and STOTT, M. B. 2015. Thermorudis pharmacophila sp. nov., a novel member of the class Thermomicrobia isolated from geothermal soil, and emended descriptions of Thermomicrobium roseum, Thermomicrobium carboxidum, Thermorudis peleae and Sphaerobacter thermophilus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 4479-4487.
Original article.
Thermomicrobium fosteri Phillips and Perry 1976, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PTA-1 = ATCC 29033re-deposited as ATCC 35268.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ458464.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. fosteri, of Foster, named for Jackson W. Foster.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: PHILLIPS Jr. (W.E.) and PERRY (J.J.): Thermomicrobium fosteri sp. nov., a hydro-carbon-utilizing obligate thermophile. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1976, 26, 220-225.
Note: Strain ATCC 29033was deposited as Thermomicrobium fosteri. Later correspondence with the depositor indicated that it was a mixed culture and the purified strain was re-deposited as ATCC 35268.
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (December 20, 2001).
→ ¤ Thermoleophilum minutum Zarilla and Perry 1986.
Note: Thermomicrobium fosteri, represented by ATCC strain 35268, possesses a typical peptidoglycan and therefore differs from Thermomicrobium roseum [1]. Strain ATCC 35268is presently assigned to the species Thermoleophilum minutum [2].
References:
1 PERRY (J.J.): Genus Thermomicrobium Jackson, Ramaley amd Meinschein 1973, 34AL. In: N.R. KRIEG and J.G. HOLT (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, pp. 338-339.
2 ZARILLA (K.A.) and PERRY (J.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid homology and other comparisons among obligately thermophilic hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria, with a proposal for Thermoleophilum minutum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 13-16.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermomicrobium roseum Jackson et al. 1973, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 27502= DSM 5159.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M34115.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. roseum, rose-colored, rosy.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: JACKSON (T.J.), RAMALEY (R.F.) and MEINSCHEIN (W.G.): Thermomicrobium, a new genus of extremely thermophilic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 28-36.