Genus Thermorudis
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Thermorudis King and King 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermorudis peleae King and King 2014.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. n. fem. rudis, a small stick; N.L. fem. n. Thermorudis, a small, thermophilic stick.
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
Thermorudis peleae King and King 2014, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KI4=DSM 27169=ATCC BAA-2536.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF193530.
Etymology: N.L. fem. gen. n. peleae, belonging to Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire, intended to mean volcanic.
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
→ Thermorudis peleae 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.
Thermorudis pharmacophila Houghton et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WKT50.2=DSM 26011=ICMP 20042.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE794997.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. neut. n. pharmakon, poison; N.L. adj. philus, -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos, -ê -on) loving; N.L. fem. adj. pharmacophila, poison-loving.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: 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 in IJSEM Online