Genus Thermovorax
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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").
Thermovorax Mäkinen et al. 2012, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermovorax subterraneus Mäkinen et al. 2012.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. adj. vorax, devouring, ravenous, voracious; N.L. masc. n. Thermovorax, eating at elevated temperature.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 145. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1017-1019.
Effective publication: MÄKINEN (A.E.), KAKSONEN (A.H.) and PUHAKKA (J.A.): Thermovorax subterraneus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic hydrogen-producing bacterium isolated from geothermally active underground mine. Extremophiles, 2009, 13, 505-510.
Validation List no. 145 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thermovorax subterraneus Mäkinen et al. 2012, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 70B = DSM 21563 = JCM 15541.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU370564.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. subterraneus, subterranean, inhabitant in the subsurface.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 145. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1017-1019.
Effective publication: MÄKINEN (A.E.), KAKSONEN (A.H.) and PUHAKKA (J.A.): Thermovorax subterraneus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic hydrogen-producing bacterium isolated from geothermally active underground mine. Extremophiles, 2009, 13, 505-510.
Validation List no. 145 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online