Name: Heliomicrobium Kyndt et al. 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: He.li.o.mi.cro’bi.um. Gr. masc. n. hêlios, sun; N.L. masc. adj. micros, small [probably better: micrus]; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Heliomicrobium, sun microbe

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Heliomicrobi-), he-li-o-mi-KRO-bi-um

Type species: Heliomicrobium gestii (Ormerod et al. 1996) Kyndt et al. 2021

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kyndt JA, Montano Salama D, Meyer TE, Imhoff JF. Phylogenetic relationship of phototrophic heliobacteria and systematic reconsideration of species and genus assignments based on genome sequences of eight species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4729.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Heliobacterium Gest and Favinger 1985. Publication: Ormerod JG, Kimble LK, Nesbakken T, Torgersen YA, Woese CR, Madigan MT. Heliophilum fasciatum gen. nov. sp. nov. and Heliobacterium gestii sp. nov.: endospore-forming heliobacteria from rice field soils. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:226-234.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; UNIQEM: 2; ATCC: 2; BR: 1; BG: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Heliomicrobium gestii (Ormerod et al. 1996) Kyndt et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Heliomicrobium modesticaldum (Kimble et al. 1996) Kyndt et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Heliomicrobium sulfidophilum" Kyndt et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    Heliomicrobium undosum (Bryantseva et al. 2001) Kyndt et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Heliobacteriaceae Madigan and Asao 2010

Assigned by: Kyndt JA, Montano Salama D, Meyer TE, Imhoff JF. Phylogenetic relationship of phototrophic heliobacteria and systematic reconsideration of species and genus assignments based on genome sequences of eight species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4729.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/heliomicrobiumCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 2617