Genus Thiohalobacter
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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").
Thiohalobacter Sorokin et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thiohalobacter thiocyanaticus Sorokin et al. 2010.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. n. bacter a rod; N.L. masc. n. Thiohalobacter, halophilic sulfur rod.
Valid publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), KOVALEVA (O.L.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and MUYZER (G.): Thiohalobacter thiocyanaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacterium from hypersaline lakes, that utilizes thiocyanate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 444-450.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiohalobacter thiocyanaticus Sorokin et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HRh1 = DSM 21152 = UNIQEM U249.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ482231.
Etymology: N.L. n. thiocyanas -atis, thiocyanate; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. thiocyanaticus, related to thiocyanate, utilizing thiocyanate.
Valid publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), KOVALEVA (O.L.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and MUYZER (G.): Thiohalobacter thiocyanaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, sulfur-oxidizing gammaproteobacterium from hypersaline lakes, that utilizes thiocyanate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 444-450.
Original article in IJSEM Online