Genus Thiomargarita
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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).
Thiomargarita Schulz et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thiomargarita namibiensis Schulz et al. 1999.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. fem. n. margarita, pearl; N.L. fem. n. Thiomargarita, sulfur pearl.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 71. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1325-1326.
Effective publication: SCHULZ (H.N.), BRINKHOFF (T.), FERDELMAN (T.G.), HERNÁNDEZ MARINÉ (M.), TESKE (A.) and JØRGENSEN (B.B.): Dense population of a giant sulfur bacterium in Namibian shelf sediments. Science, 1999, 284, 493-495.
Validation List no. 71 in IJSEM Online
Thiomargarita namibiensis Schulz et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) description; no pure culture isolated.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not available.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. namibiensis, pertaining to Namibia.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 71. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1325-1326.
Effective publication: SCHULZ (H.N.), BRINKHOFF (T.), FERDELMAN (T.G.), HERNÁNDEZ MARINÉ (M.), TESKE (A.) and JØRGENSEN (B.B.): Dense population of a giant sulfur bacterium in Namibian shelf sediments. Science, 1999, 284, 493-495.
Validation List no. 71 in IJSEM Online