Name: Thermothrix thiopara corrig. Caldwell et al. 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.pa.ra. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; L. v. paro, to make, to provide, produce; N.L. fem. adj. thiopara, sulfur-providing, sulfur-depositing

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29244

16S rRNA gene: U61284 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Caldwell DE, Caldwell SJ, Laycock JP. Thermothrix thioparus gen. et sp. nov. a facultatively anaerobic facultative chemolithotroph living at neutral pH and high temperature. Can J Microbiol 1976; 22:1509-1517.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 6. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:215-218.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermothrix thioparus Caldwell et al. 1981	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermothrix Caldwell et al. 1981. Publication: Caldwell DE, Caldwell SJ, Laycock JP. Thermothrix thioparus gen. et sp. nov. a facultatively anaerobic facultative chemolithotroph living at neutral pH and high temperature. Can J Microbiol 1976; 22:1509-1517.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "genus affiliates with Cupriavidus and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 According to Yarza et al. (2013), an "orphan species with designated type strains that were either not deposited in culture collections or whose type strain is currently not available from a recognized culture collection. Not available in ATCC.". Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The strain ATCC 29244 does not appear in the ATCC catalog. According to Dr. Kuever, pure culture of this strain is lost. — Kuever J. Personal communication, 2010-02-11.

Parent taxon: Thermothrix Caldwell et al. 1981

Assigned by: Caldwell DE, Caldwell SJ, Laycock JP. Thermothrix thioparus gen. et sp. nov. a facultatively anaerobic facultative chemolithotroph living at neutral pH and high temperature. Can J Microbiol 1976; 22:1509-1517.

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