Genus Thermosipho
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
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).
Thermosipho Huber et al. 1989, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermosipho africanus Huber et al. 1989.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; L. masc. n. sipho, little pipe to suck drinks through, a tube; N.L. masc. n. Thermosipho, the hot tube, due to the sheath surrounding the bacteria.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), WOESE (C.R.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.), FRICKE (H.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermosipho africanus gen. nov., represents a new genus of thermophilic eubacteria within the "thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 32-37.
Validation List no. 31 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Thermosipho Huber et al. 1989 emend. Ravot et al. 1996.
Reference: RAVOT (G.), OLLIVIER (B.), PATEL (B.K.C.), MAGOT (M.) and GARCIA (J.L.): Emended description of Thermosipho africanus as a carbohydrate-fermenting species using thiosulfate as an electron acceptor. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 321-323.
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Thermosipho activus Podosokorskaya et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Rift-s3=DSM 26467=VKM B-2803.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF931642.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. activus, active, referring to the metabolic activity of the type strain.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: PODOSOKORSKAYA, O. A., BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA, E. A., GODFROY, A., GAVRILOV, S. N., BESKOROVAYNAYA, D. A., SOKOLOVA, T. G., KOLGANOVA, T. V., TOSHCHAKOV, S. V. and KUBLANOV, I. V. 2014. Thermosipho activus sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic, hydrolytic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3307-3313.
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Thermosipho affectus Podosokorskaya et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ik275mar = DSM 23112 = VKM B-2574.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ292553.
Etymology: L. part. masc. adj. affectus, affected with something, sensitive to external actions.
Valid publication: PODOSOKORSKAYA (O.A.), KUBLANOV (I.V.), REYSENBACH (A.L.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Thermosipho affectus sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic, cellulolytic bacterium isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1160-1164.
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Thermosipho africanus Huber et al. 1989, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ob7 = DSM 5309.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ647057.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. africanus, pertaining to Africa, describing its place of isolation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497.
Effective publication: HUBER (R.), WOESE (C.R.), LANGWORTHY (T.A.), FRICKE (H.) and STETTER (K.O.): Thermosipho africanus gen. nov., represents a new genus of thermophilic eubacteria within the "thermotogales". Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1989, 12, 32-37.
Validation List no. 31 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: On the Validation List no. 31, the type strain Ob7 is incorrectly cited as ob7.
→ Thermosipho africanus Huber et al. 1989 emend. Ravot et al. 1996.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ob7 = DSM 5309.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M83140.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. africanus, pertaining to Africa, describing its place of isolation.
Reference: RAVOT (G.), OLLIVIER (B.), PATEL (B.K.C.), MAGOT (M.) and GARCIA (J.L.): Emended description of Thermosipho africanus as a carbohydrate-fermenting species using thiosulfate as an electron acceptor. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 321-323.
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Thermosipho atlanticus Urios et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DV1140 = CIP 108053 = DSM 15807.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ577471.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. atlanticus, Atlantic, from the Atlantic Ocean, referring to the site of isolation of the type strain.
Valid publication: URIOS (L.), CUEFF-GAUCHARD (V.), PIGNET (P.), POSTEC (A.), FARDEAU (M.L.), OLLIVIER (B.) and BARBIER (G.): Thermosipho atlanticus sp. nov., a novel member of the Thermotogales isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1953-1957.
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Thermosipho geolei L'Haridon et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SL31 = DSM 13256 = JCM 10986.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ272022.
Etymology: Gr. n. gê, earth; L. n. oleum -i, oil; N.L. gen. n. geolei, of/from earth oil, referring to the site of isolation
Reference: L'HARIDON (S.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), HIPPE (H.), FARDEAU (M.L.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and JEANTHON (C.): Thermosipho geolei sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a continental petroleum reservoir in Western Siberia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1327-1334.
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Thermosipho globiformans Kuwabara et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MN14 = DSM 19918 = JCM 15059.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB257289.
Etymology: L. n. globus, sphere, globe; L. part. adj. formans, forming; N.L. part. adj. globiformans, globe forming.
Valid publication: KUWABARA (T.), KAWASAKI (A.), UDA (I.) and SUGAI (A.): Thermosipho globiformans sp. nov., an anaerobic thermophilic bacterium that transforms into multicellular spheroids with a defect in peptidoglycan formation. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1622-1627.
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Thermosipho japonicus Takai and Horikoshi 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IHB1 = DSM 13481 = JCM 10495.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB024932.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. japonicus, pertaining to Japan.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 76. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1699-1700.
Effective publication: TAKAI (K.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Thermosipho japonicus sp. nov., an extremely thermophilic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in Japan. Extremophiles, 2000, 4, 9-17.
Validation List no. 76 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thermosipho melanesiensis Antoine et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BI429 = CIP 104789 = DSM 12029.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z70248.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. melanesiensis, originating from Melanesia, describing its site of isolation.
Valid publication: ANTOINE (E.), CILIA (V.), MEUNIER (J.R.), GUEZENNEC (J.), LESONGEUR (F.) and BARBIER (G.): Thermosipho melanesiensis sp. nov., a new thermophilic anaerobic bacterium belonging to the order Thermotogales, isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1118-1123.
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