Name: Thermodesulfobacterium hydrogeniphilum Jeanthon et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni’phi.lum. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend; N.L. neut. adj. hydrogeniphilum, hydrogen-liking, since growth depends upon the presence of hydrogen

Pronunciation, gender: hy-dro-ge-NI-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 14290; JCM 11239; SL6

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16S rRNA gene: AF332514 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jeanthon C, L'Haridon S, Cueff V, Banta A, Reysenbach AL, Prieur D. Thermodesulfobacterium hydrogeniphilum sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent at Guaymas Basin, and emendation of the genus Thermodesulfobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:765-772.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermodesulfobacterium Zeikus et al. 1995

Assigned by: Jeanthon C, L'Haridon S, Cueff V, Banta A, Reysenbach AL, Prieur D. Thermodesulfobacterium hydrogeniphilum sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent at Guaymas Basin, and emendation of the genus Thermodesulfobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:765-772.

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