''Thermoanaerobacter'' is a genus in the phylum
Bacillota (
Bacteria). Members of this genus are
thermophilic and
anaerobic, several of them were previously described as ''
Clostridium
''Clostridium'' is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria. Species of ''Clostridium'' inhabit soils and the intestinal tract of animals, including humans. This genus includes several significant human pathogens, including the causative ag ...
'' species and members of the now obsolete genera ''Acetogenium'' and ''Thermobacteroides''
Etymology
The name ''Thermoanaerobacter'' derives from:
Greek adjective ''thermos (θερμός)'', hot;
Greek prefix ''an (ἄν)'', not;
Greek noun ''aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος)'', air;
New Latin masculine gender
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noun, ''
bacter'', nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod;
New Latin masculine gender
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noun ''Thermoanaerobacter'', rod which grows in the absence of air at elevated temperatures.
Species
The genus contains 15 species, namely
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* '' T. acetoethylicus'' (Ben-Bassat and Zeikus 1983) Rainey and Stackebrandt 1993 ( Latin noun ''acetum'', vinegar; New Latin adjective ''ethylicus'', pertaining to ethyl alcohol; New Latin ]masculine gender
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adjective ''acetoethylicus'', intended to mean producing acetic acid and ethanol.) This species, formerly known as ''Thermobacteroides acetoethylicus'', used to be the type species of ''Thermobacteroides'', but was transferred over to the genus ''Thermoanaerobacter'', while the other member of the genus ''Thermobacteroides'', ''Thermobacteroides proteolyticus'' was reclassified as ''Coprothermobacter proteolyticus
''Coprothermobacter proteolyticus'', formerly ''Thermobacteroides proteolyticus'', is a thermophilic, non- spore-forming bacteria.
''Coprothermobacter proteolyticus'' was originally isolated from a thermophilic digester that was fermenting tanne ...
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* '' T. brockii'' (Zeikus ''et al''. 1983) Lee ''et al''. 1993 ( New Latin ]genitive case
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noun ''brockii'', of Brock, named for Thomas Dale Brock who pioneered studies on the physiology and ecology of thermophiles.) this species was previously known as ''Thermoanaerobium brockii''masculine gender
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suff. -''icus'', suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; New Latin masculine gender
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adjective ''ethanolicus'', indicating the production of ethanol.)
* "'' T. inferii''" Orlygsson & Beck 2007
* '' T. italicus'' Kozianowski ''et al''. 1998 ( Latin masculine gender
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adjective ''italicus'', pertaining to Italy, where the organism was isolated.)
* "'' T. keratinophilus''" Riesen & Antranikian 2001
* '' T. kivui'' (Leigh and Wolfe 1983) Collins ''et al''. 1994 ( New Latin genitive case
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noun ''kivui'', pertaining to Kivu, named for its source, Lake Kivu.) This species used to be known as ''Acetogenium kivui'' (sole member of the former genus) before being transferred in this genus genitive case
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noun ''mathranii'', of Mathrani, in honor of the late Indra M. Mathrani, who contributed to the understanding of thermophilic anaerobes from hot springs during his short career.)
* '' T. pentosaceus'' Tomás, Karakashev & Angelidaki 2013
* '' T. pseudethanolicus'' Onyenwoke ''et al''. 2007 ( Greek adjective '' pseudēs'', false; New Latin adjective ''ethanolicus'', a bacteria-specific epithet; New Latin masculine gender
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adjective ''pseudethanolicus'', a false (''Thermoanaerobacter'') ''ethanolicus''.)
* '' T. siderophilus'' Slobodkin ''et al''. 1999 ( Greek noun ''sideros'', iron; New Latin adjective ''philus'' from Greek adjective ''philos (φίλος)'' meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender
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adjective ''siderophilus'', iron-loving.)
* '' T. sulfurigignens'' Lee ''et al''. 2007 ( Latin noun ''sulfur'', sulfur; Latin participle adjective ''gignens'', producing; New Latin participle adjective ''sulfurigignens'', sulfur-producing.)
* '' T. sulfurophilus'' Bonch-Osmolovskaya 1998 ( Latin noun ''sulfur'', sulfur; New Latin adjective ''philus'' from Greek adjective ''philos (φίλος)'' meaning friend, loving; New Latin masculine gender
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adjective ''sulfurophilus'', liking elemental sulfur.)
* '' T. thermocopriae'' (Jin, Yamasato & Toda 1988) Collins ''et al''. 1994 ( Greek noun ''thermē (θέρμη)'', heat; Greek noun ''kopria'', dunghill; New Latin genitive case
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noun ''thermocopriae'', of heat compost.) This species was formerly known as ''Clostridium thermocopriae''[
* '' T. thermohydrosulfuricus'' (Klaushofer and Parkkinen 1965) Lee ''et al''. 1993 ( Greek adjective ''thermos (θερμός)'', hot; New Latin ]masculine gender
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adjective ''hydrosulfuricus'', pertaining to hydrogen sulfide; New Latin masculine gender
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adjective ''thermohydrosulfuricus'', indicating that the organism grows at high temperatures and reduces sulfite to H2S.), this species also used to be ''Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum''[
* '' T. uzonensis'' Wagner ''et al''. 2008 ( New Latin ]masculine gender
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adjective ''uzonensis'', pertaining to the Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka, Far East Russia.)
* '' T. wiegelii'' Cook ''et al''. 1996 ( New Latin genitive case
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noun ''wiegelii'', of Juergen Wiegel, in recognition of his contributions to the study of thermophilic anaerobes.)Caldanaerobacter subterraneus
''Caldanaerobacter'' is a Gram-positive or negative and strictly anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Thermoanaerobacteraceae.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomen ...
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Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)
See also
* Bacterial taxonomy
* Microbiology
Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...
* List of bacterial orders
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16S ...
* List of bacteria genera This article lists the genera of the bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). However many taxonomic names are ...
References
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Thermoanaerobacterales
Bacteria genera
Thermophiles
Anaerobes