Thermus

Thermus
Thermus aquaticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria[1]
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Deinococcus–Thermus
Class:	Deinococci
Order:	Thermales
Genus:	Thermus Brock & Freeze, 1969

Thermus is a genus of thermophilic bacteria. It is one of several bacteria belonging to the Deinococcus–Thermus group. It includes the following species:^[2][3][4]

• Thermus aquaticus Brock & Freeze, 1969^[5]
• Thermus brockianus Williams et al. 1995^[6]
• Thermus chliarophilus Tenreiro et al. 1995^[7]
• Thermus profundus Kobayashi et al. 1995
• Thermus oshimai Williams et al. 1996
• Thermus filiformis Hudson et al. 1987
• Thermus antranikianii Chung, Rainey, Valente, Nobre, & da Costa, 2000^[8]
• Thermus igniterrae Chung, Rainey, Valente, Nobre, & da Costa, 2000^[8]
• Thermus islandicus Bjornsdottir et
• Thermus arciformis Zhang et al. 2010^[9]
• Thermus composti Vajna et al. 2012^[10]
• Thermus tengchongensis Yu, Yao, Ming, Yin, Zhou, Liu, Tang & Li, 2013^[11]
• Thermus caliditerrae Ming et al. 2014^[12]
• Thermus amyloliquefaciens Yu et al. 2015^[13]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ^[14] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)^[15] and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 115 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project ^[16]

?T. caliditerrae Ming et al. 2014 ?T. caldophilus ♠ Taguchi et al. 1983 ?T. eggertssonii ♠ Peters 2008 ?T. kawarayensis ♠ Kurosawa et al. 2005 ?T. murrieta ♠ Benner et al. 2006 ?T. nonproteolyticus ♠ ?T. rehai ♠ Lin et al. 2002 ?T. tengchongensis Yu et al. 2013 ?T. yunnanensis ♠ Gong et al. 2005 T. oshimai Williams et al. 1996 T. filiformis Hudson et al. 1987 T. thermophilus (ex Oshima and Imahori 1974) Manaia et al. 1995 T. composti Vajna et al. 2012 T. antranikianii Chung et al. 2000 T. scotoductus Kristjansson et al. 1994 T. brockianus Williams et al. 1995 T. igniterrae Chung et al. 2000 T. aquaticus Brock and Freeze 1969 (type sp.) T. arciformis Zhang et al. 2010 T. islandicus Bjornsdottir et al. 2009

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

See also

• Bacteria
• Biotechnology
• Thermophiles
• Geyser

References

1. "Kingdom Archaea". Plant Physiology Information Website. Ross Koning. 1994. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
2. Brock TD & Freeze H (1969). "Thermus aquaticus, a Nonsporulating Extreme Thermophile". J. Bact. 98 (1): 289–97. PMC: 249935. PMID 5781580.
3. Chung, A. P.; Rainey, F. A.; Valente, M.; Nobre, M. F.; da Costa, M. S. (2000). "Thermus igniterrae sp. nov. and Thermus antranikianii sp. nov., two new species from Iceland". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 50 (1): 209–217. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-1-209. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 10826806.
4. LSPN. "Thermus". www.bacterio.net. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
5. Brock, Thomas D.; Freeze, Hudson (1969-04-01). "Thermus aquaticus gen. n. and sp. n., a Nonsporulating Extreme Thermophile". Journal of Bacteriology 98 (1): 289–297. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC: 249935. PMID 5781580.
6. WILLIAMS, R. A. D.; SMITH, K. E.; WELCH, S. G.; MICALLEF, J.; SHARP, R. J. (1995-07-01). "DNA Relatedness of Thermus Strains, Description of Thermus brockianus sp. nov., and Proposal To Reestablish Thermus thermophilus (Oshima and Imahori)". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 45 (3): 495–499. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-3-495.
7. TENREIRO, S.; NOBRE, M. F.; COSTA, M. S. DA (1995-10-01). "Thermus silvanus sp. nov. and Thermus chliarophilus sp. nov., Two New Species Related to Thermus ruber but with Lower Growth Temperatures". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 45 (4): 633–639. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-4-633.
8. Chung, A. P.; Rainey, F. A.; Valente, M.; Nobre, M. F.; Costa, M. S. da (2000-01-01). "Thermus igniterrae sp. nov. and Thermus antranikianii sp. nov., two new species from Iceland". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 50 (1): 209–217. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-1-209.
9. Zhang, X. Q.; Ying, Y.; Ye, Y.; Xu, X. W.; Zhu, X. F.; Wu, M. (2010-04-01). "Thermus arciformis sp. nov., a thermophilic species from a geothermal area". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 60 (4): 834–839. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.007690-0.
10. Vajna, B.; Kanizsai, S.; Keki, Z.; Marialigeti, K.; Schumann, P.; Toth, E. M. (2012-07-01). "Thermus composti sp. nov., isolated from oyster mushroom compost". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 62 (Pt 7): 1486–1490. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.030866-0.
11. Yu, Tian-Tian; Yao, Ji-Cheng; Ming, Hong; Yin, Yi-Rui; Zhou, En-Min; Liu, Min-Jiao; Tang, Shu-Kun; Li, Wen-Jun (2013). "Thermus tengchongensis sp. nov., isolated from a geothermally heated soil sample in Tengchong, Yunnan, south-west China". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 103 (3): 513–518. doi:10.1007/s10482-012-9833-9.
12. Ming, H.; Yin, Y.-R.; Li, S.; Nie, G.-X.; Yu, T.-T.; Zhou, E.-M.; Liu, L.; Dong, L.; Li, W.-J. (2014-02-01). "Thermus caliditerrae sp. nov., a novel thermophilic species isolated from a geothermal area". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 64 (Pt 2): 650–656. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.056838-0.
13. Yu, Tian-Tian; Park, Dong-Jin; Hozzein, Wael N.; Kim, Chang-Jin; Wadaan, Mohammed A. M.; Ming, Hong; Li, Wen-Jun; Yao, Ji-Cheng; Zhou, En-Min (2015-08-01). "Thermus amyloliquefaciens sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring sediment sample". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65 (8): 2491–2495. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.000289.
14. J.P. Euzéby. "Deinococcus–Thermus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2014-03-20.
15. Sayers; et al. "Deinococcus–Thermus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
16. 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 115 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2014-03-20.