Genus Thiobaca
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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").
Thiobaca Rees et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thiobaca trueperi Rees et al. 2002.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Tba. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. fem. n. baca, berry; N.L. fem. n. Thiobaca, a berry with sulfur.
Valid publication: REES (G.N.), HARFOOT (C.G.), JANSSEN (P.H.), SCHOENBORN (L.), KUEVER (J.) and LÜNSDORF (H.): Thiobaca trueperi gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium isolated from freshwater lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 671-678.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiobaca trueperi Rees et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BCH = DSM 13587 = ATCC BAA-132.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ404006.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. trueperi, of Trüper, named after Hans G. Trüper, a German microbiologist who has made a significant contribution to our knowledge of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria.
Valid publication: REES (G.N.), HARFOOT (C.G.), JANSSEN (P.H.), SCHOENBORN (L.), KUEVER (J.) and LÜNSDORF (H.): Thiobaca trueperi gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium isolated from freshwater lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 671-678.
Original article in IJSEM Online