Genus Vulcanibacillus
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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").
Vulcanibacillus L'Haridon et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Vulcanibacillus modesticaldus L'Haridon et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. n. Vulcanus, the Roman god of fire; L. dim. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. Vulcanibacillus, a bacillus living in the vicinity of volcanic areas.
Valid publication: L'HARIDON (S.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), TINDALL (B.J.), SPRING (S.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.) and JEANTHON (C.): Vulcanibacillus modesticaldus gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, nitrate-reducing bacterium from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1047-1053.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vulcanibacillus modesticaldus L'Haridon et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BR = DSM 14931 = JCM 12998.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM050346.
Etymology: L. adj. modestus, moderate; L. adj. caldus, warm, hot; N.L. masc. adj. modesticaldus, moderately hot.
Valid publication: L'HARIDON (S.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), TINDALL (B.J.), SPRING (S.), SCHUMANN (P.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.) and JEANTHON (C.): Vulcanibacillus modesticaldus gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, nitrate-reducing bacterium from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1047-1053.
Original article in IJSEM Online