Genus Thiorhodococcus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 7
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).
Thiorhodococcus Guyoneaud et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thiorhodococcus minor corrig. Guyoneaud et al. 1998.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Trc. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus, sphere; N.L. masc. n. Thiorhodococcus, rose sphere with sulfur.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328.
Effective publication: GUYONEAUD (R.), MATHERON (R.), LIESACK (W.), IMHOFF (J.F.) and CAUMETTE (P.): Thiorhodococcus minus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new purple sulfur bacterium isolated from coastal lagoon sediments. Arch. Microbiol., 1997, 168, 16-23.
Validation List no. 64 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Thiorhodococcus alkaliphilus Prathyash et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA878=KCTC 15531=JCM 31245.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN901453.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, soda ash; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos, -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: PRATHYASH USHUS, M. J., DIVYASREE, B., LAKSHMI, K., DAVE, B. P., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA, C. V. 2017. Description of a phototrophic bacterium, Thiorhodococcus alkaliphilus sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2323-2327.
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Thiorhodococcus bheemlicus Anil Kumar et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA132 = ATCC BAA-1362 = JCM 14149 = DSM 18805 = MTCC 8120.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM282559.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. bheemlicus, pertaining to Bheemli, the place from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ANIL KUMAR (P.), SASI JYOTHSNA (T.S.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.), SASIKALA (C.), RAMANA (CH.V.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Two novel species of marine phototrophic Gammaproteobacteria: Thiorhodococcus bheemlicus sp. nov. and Thiorhodococcus kakinadensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2458-2461.
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→ ¤ Imhoffiella bheemlica (Anil Kumar et al. 2007) Nupur et al. 2017, comb. nov.
Thiorhodococcus fuscus Lakshmi et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA363=KCTC 5701=NBRC 104959.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM993157.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. fuscus, tawny.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: LAKSHMI, K. V. N. S., DIVYASREE, B., SUCHARITA, K., SASIKALA Ch. AND RAMANA, Ch. V. Thiorhodococcus fuscus sp. nov., isolated from a lagoon.. Thiorhodococcus fuscus sp. nov., isolated from a lagoon Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3938-3943.
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Thiorhodococcus kakinadensis Anil Kumar et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA130 = ATCC BAA-1353 = DSM 18858 = JCM 14150.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM282561.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kakinadensis, pertaining to Kakinada, the place from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ANIL KUMAR (P.), SASI JYOTHSNA (T.S.), SRINIVAS (T.N.R.), SASIKALA (C.), RAMANA (CH.V.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Two novel species of marine phototrophic Gammaproteobacteria: Thiorhodococcus bheemlicus sp. nov. and Thiorhodococcus kakinadensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2458-2461.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiorhodococcus mannitoliphagus Rabold et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WS = ATCC BAA-1228 = VKM B-2393.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ971090.
Etymology: N.L. n. mannitolum, mannitol; Gr. v. phagein, to eat; N.L. masc. adj. mannitoliphagus, consuming mannitol.
Valid publication: RABOLD (S.), GORLENKO (V.M.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Thiorhodococcus mannitoliphagus sp. nov., a purple sulfur bacterium from the White Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1945-1951.
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Thiorhodococcus minor corrig. Guyoneaud et al. 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CE2203 = ATCC 700259= DSM 11518.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11316.
Etymology: L. masc. comp. adj. minor, smaller.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328.
Effective publication: GUYONEAUD (R.), MATHERON (R.), LIESACK (W.), IMHOFF (J.F.) and CAUMETTE (P.): Thiorhodococcus minus, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new purple sulfur bacterium isolated from coastal lagoon sediments. Arch. Microbiol., 1997, 168, 16-23.
Validation List no. 64 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The original spelling, Thiorhodococcus minus (sic), has been corrected by Imhoff et al. 1998.
Reference: IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and PETRI (R.): Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1129-1143.
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Thiorhodococcus modestalkaliphilus Sucharita et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA395 = KCTC 5710 = NBRC 104958.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM993156.
Etymology: L. adj. modestus, moderate; N.L. n. alkali, soda ash; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. modestalkaliphilus, moderately alkaliphilic.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 135. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986.
Effective publication: SUCHARITA (K.), SASIKALA (C.) and VENKATA RAMANA (C.): Thiorhodococcus modestalkaliphilus sp. nov. a phototrophic gammaproteobacterium from Chilika salt water lagoon, India. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 2010, 56, 93-99.
Validation List no. 135 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online