Thermincola Sokolova et al. 2005
General information
Name
Thermincola
Valid publication
2005
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Peptococcaceae.
Thermincola
Nomenclature type
Thermincola carboxydiphila
Etymology
Gr. adj. <i>thermos</i>, hot; L. fem. n. <i>incola</i>, inhabitant; N.L. fem. n. <i>Thermincola</i>, inhabitant of a hot spring.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Cells are non-spore-forming rods. Cell wall is of the Gram-positive type. Anaerobic, thermophilic bacteria. Capable of growth by anaerobic CO oxidation, producing molecular hydrogen and CO2. Does not grow by fermentation of organic substrates. Habitat: terrestrial hot springs.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011115001 | Thermincola carboxydiphila | Species | 278994 |
M021702011115002 | Thermincola ferriacetica | Species | 281456 |
References
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Sokolova, T.G., Kostrikina, N.A., Chernyh, N.A., Kolganova, T.V., Tourova, T.P., and Bonch-Osmolovskaya, E.A. Thermincola carboxydiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, carboxydotrophic, hydrogenogenic bacterium from a hot spring of the Lake Baikal area. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2005) 55:2069-2073.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.63299-0]
[PMID:16166711]