Name: Thermomicrobium Jackson et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ther.mo.mi.cro’bi.um. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Thermomicrobium, indicates a small organism living in hot environments

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Thermomicrobi-), t^her-mo-mi-KRO-bi-um

Type species: Thermomicrobium roseum Jackson et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jackson TJ, Ramaley RF, Meinschein WG. Thermomicrobium, a new genus of extremely thermophilic bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:28-36.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Thermomicrobia Garrity and Holt 2002. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Class I. Thermomicrobia class. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 447-450. 🇺🇸
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Thermomicrobiaceae Garrity and Holt 2002. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Family I. Thermomicrobiaceae fam. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 447-450. 🇺🇸
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Thermomicrobiales Garrity and Holt 2002. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Order I. Thermomicrobiales ord. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 447-450. 🇺🇸
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the phylum Thermomicrobiota Garrity and Holt 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
  • 🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the order Thermomicrobiales Garrity and Holt 2002. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Order I. Thermomicrobiales ord. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 447-450. 🇺🇸
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this genus to the class Chlorobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith and Chao (2020) assigned this genus to the subphylum "Chloroflexotia" Cavalier-Smith 2020. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T, Chao EE. Multidomain ribosomal protein trees and the planctobacterial origin of neomura (eukaryotes, archaebacteria). Protoplasma 2020; 257:621-753. 🇬🇧
  • 🧕 Oren and Garrity (2021) assigned this genus to the phylum Thermomicrobiota Garrity and Holt 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056. 🇮🇱
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Tbermomicrobium"; "Themomicrobium"; "Thennomicrobium"; "Thermomiaobium"; "Thermomicrobiurn"; "Thermomicroblum"; "Thermomicroflium"; "Thermomicrohium"; "Thermomicromum"; "Thermornicrobium"; "Thermornicrobiurn"; "Therrnomicrobium".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 4; DSM: 2.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "TMMI" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Thermomicrobium carboxidum King and King 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Thermomicrobium fosteri Phillips and Perry 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, rejected name	in need of a replacement
    Thermomicrobium roseum Jackson et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Thermomicrobiaceae Garrity and Holt 2002

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Family I. Thermomicrobiaceae fam. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria), Springer, New York, 2001, p. 447-450. 🇺🇸

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