Meiothermus

Meiothermus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Deinococcus–Thermus
Class:	Deinococci
Order:	Thermales
Family:	Thermaceae
Genus:	Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996 emend. Albuquerque et al. 2009
Species
M. cateniformans M. cerbereus M. chliarophilus M. granaticius M. hypogaeus M. rosaceus ♠ M. ruber (type sp.) M. rufus M. silvanus M. terra M. taiwanensis M. timidus

Meiothermus is a genus of Deinococcus–Thermus bacteria.^{[1] [2]}

Phylogeny

The phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.^[3]

M. silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Nobre et al. 1996 M. timidus Pires et al. 2005 M. chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Nobre et al. 1996 M. terra Yu et al. 2014 M. granaticius Albuquerque et al. 2010 M. hypogaeus Mori et al. 2012 M. rufus Albuquerque et al. 2010 M. cerbereus Chung et al. 1997 M. ruber (Loginova et al. 1984) Nobre et al. 1996 (type sp.) M. cateniformans Zhang et al. 2010 M. taiwanensis Chen et al. 2002

Taxonomy

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN) ^[1] and the National Center for Biotechnology Information.^[2]

• Genus Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996 emend. Albuquerque et al. 2009
  • Species M. cateniformans Zhang et al. 2010
  • Species M. cerbereus Chung et al. 1997
  • Species M. chliarophilus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Nobre et al. 1996 [Thermus chliarophilus Tenreiro et al. 1995]
  • Species M. granaticius Albuquerque et al. 2010
  • Species M. hypogaeus Mori et al. 2012
  • Species ?M. rosaceus ♠ Chen et al. 2002
  • Species M. ruber (Loginova et al. 1984) Nobre et al. 1996 [Thermus ruber (ex Loginova et al. 1975) Loginova et al. 1984 nom. rev.]
  • Species M. rufus Albuquerque et al. 2010
  • Species M. silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Nobre et al. 1996 [Thermus silvanus Tenreiro et al. 1995]
  • Species M. taiwanensis Chen et al. 2002
  • Species M. terra Yu et al. 2014
  • Species M. timidus Pires et al. 2005

Note:
♠ Strain found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)

See also

List of bacterial orders

References

1. J.P. Euzéby. ""Deinococcus-Thermus"". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2016-03-20.
2. Sayers; et al. "Meiothermus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
3. 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.