Genus Thermosinus
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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).
Thermosinus Sokolova et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermosinus carboxydivorans Sokolova et al. 2004.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. n. sinus, a curve; N.L. masc. n. Thermosinus, thermophilic curved rod.
Valid publication: SOKOLOVA (T.G.), GONZÁLEZ (J.M.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), CHERNYH (N.A.), SLEPOVA (T.V.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.) and ROBB (F.T.): Thermosinus carboxydivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new anaerobic, thermophilic, carbon-monoxide-oxidizing, hydrogenogenic bacterium from a hot pool of Yellowstone National Park. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2353-2359.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermosinus carboxydivorans Sokolova et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Nor1 = DSM 14886 = VKM B-2281.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY519200 (936 bp), AAWL01000022 (whole genome shotgun sequence).
Etymology: N.L. n. carboxydum, carbon monoxide; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, destroying; N.L. part. adj. carboxydivorans, destroying carbon monoxide.
Valid publication: SOKOLOVA (T.G.), GONZÁLEZ (J.M.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), CHERNYH (N.A.), SLEPOVA (T.V.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.) and ROBB (F.T.): Thermosinus carboxydivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a new anaerobic, thermophilic, carbon-monoxide-oxidizing, hydrogenogenic bacterium from a hot pool of Yellowstone National Park. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2353-2359.
Original article in IJSEM Online