Genus Thermotalea
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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).
Thermotalea Ogg and Patel 2009, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermotalea metallivorans Ogg and Patel 2009.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. fem. n. talea, a slender staff, rod; N.L. fem. n. Thermotalea, a rod-shaped thermophile.
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Thermotalea metallivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from the Great Artesian Basin of Australia aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 964-971.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermotalea metallivorans Ogg and Patel 2009, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B2-1 = DSM 21119 = JCM 15105 = KCTC 5625.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU443727.
Etymology: L. n. metallum, metal; L. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. part. adj. metallivorans, metal-devouring.
Valid publication: OGG (C.D.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Thermotalea metallivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from the Great Artesian Basin of Australia aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 964-971.
Original article in IJSEM Online