Genus Vulcanisaeta
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Vulcanisaeta Itoh et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Vulcanisaeta distributa Itoh et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. adj. vulcanius, belonging to Vulcan (the god of fire), intended to mean volcanic; L. fem. n. saeta, stiff hair; N.L. fem. n. Vulcanisaeta, a rigid rod inhabiting volcanic hot springs.
Valid publication: ITOH (T.), SUZUKI (K.) and NAKASE (T.): Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isolated from hot springs in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1097-1104.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vulcanisaeta distributa Itoh et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IC-017 = DSM 14429 = JCM 11212 = NBRC 100878.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP002100 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. fem. part. adj. distributa (from L. v. distribuo), distributed, referring to the wide distribution of strains.
Valid publication: ITOH (T.), SUZUKI (K.) and NAKASE (T.): Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isolated from hot springs in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1097-1104.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vulcanisaeta souniana Itoh et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IC-059 = DSM 14430 = JCM 11219 = NBRC 100879.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB063645.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. souniana, pertaining to Hojo Soun, a historical feudal lord after whom Sounzan, the place of isolation, was named.
Valid publication: ITOH (T.), SUZUKI (K.) and NAKASE (T.): Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isolated from hot springs in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1097-1104.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Vulcanisaeta thermophila Yim et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CBA1501=ATCC BAA-2415=JCM 17228.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM594677.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila heat-loving.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: YIM, K. J., CHA, I.-T., RHEE, J.-K., SONG, H. S., HYUN, D.-W., LEE, H.-W., KIM, D., KIM, K.-N., NAM, Y.-D., SEO, M.-J., BAE, J.-W. and ROH, S. W. 2015. Vulcanisaeta thermophila sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic and acidophilic crenarchaeon isolated from solfataric soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 201-205
Original article in IJSEM Online