Thermotalea Ogg and Patel 2009
General information
Name
Thermotalea
Valid publication
2009
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Clostridiaceae.
Thermotalea
Nomenclature type
Thermotalea metallivorans
Etymology
Gr. adj. <i>thermos</i>, hot; L. fem. n. <i>talea</i>, a slender staff, rod; N.L. fem. n. <i>Thermotalea</i>, a rod-shaped thermophile.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are strictly anaerobic, slightly curved rods. Gram-reaction is negative. Cells possess peritrichous flagella. No spores are produced. Fe(III), Mn(IV) and elemental sulfur are reduced. The G+C content of the genomic DNA of the type species is 48±1 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702010439001 | Thermotalea metallivorans | Species | 520762 |
References
1
Ogg, C.D., and Patel, B.K.C. Thermotalea metallivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic bacterium from the Great Artesian Basin of Australia aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2009) 59:964-971.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.004218-0]
[PMID:19406776]