Genus Thiohalorhabdus
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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").
Thiohalorhabdus Sorokin et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thiohalorhabdus denitrificans Sorokin et al. 2008.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Gr. fem. n. rhabdos, rod, stick; N.L. fem. n. Thiohalorhabdus, halophilic sulfur rod.
Valid publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), GALINSKI (E.A.), MUYZER (G.) and KUENEN (J.G.): Thiohalorhabdus denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic, sulfur-oxidizing, deep-lineage gammaproteobacterium from hypersaline habitats. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2890-2897.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiohalorhabdus denitrificans Sorokin et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HL 19 = DSM 15699 = UNIQEM U223.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ469582.
Etymology: N.L. v. denitrifico, to denitrify; N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Valid publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), GALINSKI (E.A.), MUYZER (G.) and KUENEN (J.G.): Thiohalorhabdus denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic, sulfur-oxidizing, deep-lineage gammaproteobacterium from hypersaline habitats. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2890-2897.
Original article in IJSEM Online