Valid publication:
Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thiococcus (ex Eimhjellen et al. 1967) Imhoff et al. 1998.Publication:
Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.
📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
🧍 However, the strain DSM 1375 is not - and has never been - available from the DSMZ [3]. According to Imhoff et al. 1998, the correct type strain is DSM 226. — Kracht M. Personal communication, unspecified date.
🧍 Nevertheless, Imhoff et al. [1] write that the description of Thiococcus pfennigii (Eimhjellen 1970) Imhoff et al. 1998 is the same that for Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). In the Approved Lists [2], the type strain of Thiocapsa pfennigii is the strain DSM 1375.Publication:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
🧍 On page 1131 of the paper by Imhoff et al. 1998, the type strain of Thiococcus pfennigii and the type strain of Thiocapsa pfennigii are cited as strain 8013 = DSM 226 [1]. Nevertheless, Imhoff et al. [1] write that the description of Thiococcus pfennigii (Eimhjellen 1970) Imhoff et al. 1998 is the same that for Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). In the Approved Lists [2], the type strain of Thiocapsa pfennigii is the strain DSM 1375. However, the strain DSM 1375 is not - and has never been - available from the DSMZ [3]. According to Imhoff et al. 1998, the correct type strain is DSM 226.Publication:
Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.
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Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.
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