Genus Thiomicrospira
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 16
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).
Thiomicrospira Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972, genus.
Type species: ¤ Thiomicrospira pelophila Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. adj. mikros, small, little; L. fem. n. spira, spiral; N.L. fem. n. Thiomicrospira, small sulfur spiral.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: KUENEN (J.G.) and VELDKAMP (H.): Thiomicrospira pelophila, gen. n., sp. n., a new obligately chemolithotrophic colourless sulfur bacterium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1972, 38, 241-256.
→ Thiomicrospira Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972 emend. Boden et al. 2017.
Reference: BODEN, R., SCOTT, K. M., WILLIAMS, J., RUSSEL, S., ANTONEN, K., RAE, A. W. and HUTT, L. P. 2017. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1140-1151.
Original article.
Thiomicrospira aerophila Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AL 3 =CBS 100465 =DSM 13739.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF126548.
Basonym: ¤ Thioalkalimicrobium aerophilum Sorokin et al. 2001.
Etymology: Gr. n. aer, air; N.L. adj. phila, from Gr. adj. philos, friend, someone dearly loved; N.L. fem. adj. aerophila, air-loving.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: BODEN, R., SCOTT, K. M., WILLIAMS, J., RUSSEL, S., ANTONEN, K., RAE, A. W. and HUTT, L. P. 2017. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1140-1151.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiomicrospira arctica Knittel et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SVAL-E = ATCC 700955= DSM 13458.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ404731.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, arctic, and, by extension, pertaining to Arctic, referring to the site where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KNITTEL (K.), KUEVER (J.), MEYERDIERKS (A.), MEINKE (R.), AMANN (R.) and BRINKHOFF (T.): Thiomicrospira arctica sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira psychrophila sp. nov., psychrophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from marine Arctic sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 781-786.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Thiomicrorhabdus arctica (Knittel et al. 2005) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira chilensis Brinkhoff et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ch-1 = ATCC 700858= DSM 12352.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF013975.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. chilensis, pertaining to Chile, a country of South America.
Valid publication: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira chilensis sp. nov., a mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a Thioploca mat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 875-879.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Thiomicrorhabdus chilensis (Brinkhoff et al. 1999) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira crunogena Jannasch et al. 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TH-55 = ATCC 35932= DSM 12353 = LMD 84.00.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L40810.
Etymology: Gr. n. krounos (Latin transliteration crunos), spring; L. suff. genus -a -um (from L. v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget), born from; N.L. fem. adj. crunogena, spring-born.
Valid publication: JANNASCH (H.W.), WIRSEN (C.O.), NELSON (D.C.) and ROBERTSON (L.A.): Thiomicrospira crunogena sp. nov., a colorless, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 422-424.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Hydrogenovibrio crunogenus (Jannasch et al. 1985) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira cyclica Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ALM 1=DSM 14477=JCM 11371.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF329082.
Basonym: ¤ Thioalkalimicrobium cyclicum Sorokin et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. n. cyclus, circle; L. fem. suff. -ica, of or pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. cyclica, circle-like.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: BODEN, R., SCOTT, K. M., WILLIAMS, J., RUSSEL, S., ANTONEN, K., RAE, A. W. and HUTT, L. P. 2017. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1140-1151.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiomicrospira denitrificans Timmer-ten Hoor 1975, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 33889= DSM 1251.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000153.
Etymology: N.L. v. denitrificare, to denitrify; N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: TIMMER-TEN HOOR (A.): A new type of thiosulphate oxidizing, nitrate reducing microorganism: Thiomicrospira denitrificans sp. nov. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research, 1975, 9, 344-351.
Notes:
1 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition), the page numbers of the effective publication are cited as 343-351.
2 Thiomicrospira denitrificans Timmer-ten Hoor 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) should be reclassified because its belongs to the ε-subclass of the ¤ Proteobacteria [1, 2]. In 2006, Takai et al. propose the new combination ¤ Sulfurimonas denitrificans (Timmer-ten Hoor 1975) Takai et al. 2006 [3] (see below).
References:
1 BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira chilensis sp. nov., a mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from a Thioploca mat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 875-879.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 ON (S.L.W.): International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Campylobacter and related bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 2 and 4 September 2001, Freiburg, Germany. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2339-2341.
Minutes of the meetings, 2 and 4 September 2001, Freiburg, Germany in IJSEM Online
3 TAKAI (K.), SUZUKI (M.), NAKAGAWA (S.), MIYAZAKI (M.), SUZUKI (Y.), INAGAKI (F.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Sulfurimonas paralvinellae sp. nov., a novel mesophilic, hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph within the Epsilonproteobacteria isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent polychaete nest, reclassification of Thiomicrospira denitrificans as Sulfurimonas denitrificans comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Sulfurimonas. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1725-1733.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Sulfurimonas denitrificans (Timmer-ten Hoor 1975) Takai et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira frisia Brinkhoff et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JB-A2 = ATCC 700878= DSM 12351.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF013974.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. frisia, pertaining to Frisia, a coastal region in northwestern Germany and the Netherlands from where the organism was obtained.
Valid publication: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira kuenenii sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira frisia sp. nov., two mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotropic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from an intertidal mud flat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 385-392.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Thiomicrorhabdus frisia (Brinkhoff et al. 1999) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira halophila Sorokin et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HL 5 = DSM 15072 = UNIQEM U 221.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ390450.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving.
Valid publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), SPIRIDONOVA (E.M.), BERG (I.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Thiomicrospira halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from hypersaline lakes. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2375-2380.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Hydrogenovibrio halophilus (Sorokin et al. 2006) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira hydrogeniphila Watsuji et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MAS2=JCM 30760=DSM 100274.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC010781.
Etymology: Gr. n. hydor, hydros, water; Gr. v. genein, to produce; Gr. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. hydrogeniphila, hydrogen-loving..
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WATSUJI, T. O., HADA, E., MIYAZAKI, M., ICHIMURA, M. and TAKAI, K. 2016. Thiomicrospira hydrogeniphila sp. nov., an aerobic, hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a seawater tank containing a block of beef tallow. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3688-3693.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiomicrospira kuenenii Brinkhoff et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JB-A1 = ATCC 700877= DSM 12350.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF013978.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. kuenenii, of Kuenen; named after J.G. Kuenen, a Dutch microbiologist of the Delft School of Microbiology, who proposed the genus Thiomicrospira.
Valid publication: BRINKHOFF (T.), MUYZER (G.), WIRSEN (C.O.) and KUEVER (J.): Thiomicrospira kuenenii sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira frisia sp. nov., two mesophilic obligately chemolithoautotropic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from an intertidal mud flat. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 385-392.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Hydrogenovibrio kuenenii (Brinkhoff et al. 1999) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira microaerophila Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ASL8-2=DSM 17327=UNIQEM U242.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ900623.
Basonym: ¤ Thioalkalimicrobium microaerophilum Sorokin et al. 2007.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mikros, small; Gr. n. aer, air; N.L. adj. phila, from Gr. adj. philos, friend, someone dearly loved; N.L. fem. adj. microaerophila, loving low air concentrations, referring to low oxygen preference.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: BODEN, R., SCOTT, K. M., WILLIAMS, J., RUSSEL, S., ANTONEN, K., RAE, A. W. and HUTT, L. P. 2017. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1140-1151.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiomicrospira pelophila Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 27801= DSM 1534.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L40809.
Etymology: Gr. n. pelos, mud; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. pelophila, mud-loving.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: KUENEN (J.G.) and VELDKAMP (H.): KUENEN (J.G.) and VELDKAMP (H.): Thiomicrospira pelophila, gen. n., sp. n., a new obligately chemolithotrophic colourless sulfur bacterium. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1972, 38, 241-256.
Thiomicrospira psychrophila Knittel et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SVAL-D = ATCC 700954= DSM 13453.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ404732.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. psychrophila, cold-loving.
Valid publication: KNITTEL (K.), KUEVER (J.), MEYERDIERKS (A.), MEINKE (R.), AMANN (R.) and BRINKHOFF (T.): Thiomicrospira arctica sp. nov. and Thiomicrospira psychrophila sp. nov., psychrophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic, sulfur-oxidizing bacteria isolated from marine Arctic sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 781-786.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Thiomicrorhabdus psychrophila (Knittel et al. 2005) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira sibirica Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AL 7=DSM 13740=NCCB 100000.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF126549.
Basonym: ¤ Thioalkalimicrobium sibiricum Sorokin et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. sibirica, pertaining to Siberia (region of north-eastern Asia, the name coming from Sibir, ancient Tartar fortress at the Tobol-Irtysh confluence).
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: BODEN, R., SCOTT, K. M., WILLIAMS, J., RUSSEL, S., ANTONEN, K., RAE, A. W. and HUTT, L. P. 2017. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1140-1151.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiomicrospira thermophila Takai et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) I78 = DSM 16397 = JCM 12397.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB166731.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving.
Valid publication: TAKAI (K.), HIRAYAMA (H.), NAKAGAWA (T.), SUZUKI (Y.), NEALSON (K.H.) and HORIKOSHI (K.): Thiomicrospira thermophila sp. nov., a novel microaerobic, thermotolerant, sulfur-oxidizing chemolithomixotroph isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal fumarole in the TOTO caldera, Mariana Arc, Western Pacific. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2325-2333.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Hydrogenovibrio thermophilus (Takai et al. 2004) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiomicrospira thyasirae (Wood and Kelly 1995) Wood and Kelly 1995, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 51452= DSM 5322.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF016046.
Basonym: ¤ Thiobacillus thyasiris Wood and Kelly 1995.
Etymology: N.L. n. Thyasira, a genus of the bivalve mollusk family of the Thyasiridae; N.L. gen. n. thyasirae, of Thyasira, isolated from Thyasira flexuosa.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 53. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 418-419.
Effective publication: WOOD (A.P.) and KELLY (D.P.): Reclassification of Thiobacillus thyasiris as Thiomicrospira thyasirae comb. nov., an organism exhibiting pleomorphism in response to environmental conditions. Arch. Microbiol., 1993, 159, 45-47.
Validation List no. 53 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Thiomicrospira thyasirae Wood and Kelly 1995 emend. Boden et al. 2017.
Reference: BODEN, R., SCOTT, K. M., WILLIAMS, J., RUSSEL, S., ANTONEN, K., RAE, A. W. and HUTT, L. P. 2017. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1140-1151.
Original article.
→ ¤ Thiomicrorhabdus hydrogeniphila ( Watsuji et al. 2016) Boden et al. 2017, comb. nov.