In taxonomy, Aeropyrum is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae.[1]
Etymology
The name Aeropyrum derives from:
Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek neuter gender noun pur, fire; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Aeropyrum, air fire, referring to the hyperthermophilic respirative character of the organism.[2]
Species
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely[2]
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A. camini ( Nakagawa et al. 2004, ; Latin genitive case noun camini, of a chimney, relating to its isolation from a hydrothermal vent chimney.)[3]
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A. pernix ( Sako et al. 1996, (Type species of the genus).; Latin neuter gender adjective pernix, nimble, active, agile, indicating high motility in microscopic inspection.) [4]
See also
References
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^ See the NCBI webpage on Aeropyrum. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
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^ a b Aeropyrum entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
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^ Nakagawa, S. (2004). "Aeropyrum camini sp. nov., a strictly aerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (2): 329–335. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02826-0. PMID 15023940.
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^ Sako, Y.; Nomura, N.; Uchida, A.; Ishida, Y.; Morii, H.; Koga, Y.; Hoaki, T.; Maruyama, T. (1996). "Aeropyrum pernix gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Aerobic Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Growing at Temperatures up to 100 C". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 (4): 1070–1077. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-4-1070. PMID 8863437.
