title: Rhabdothermus arcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Thermaceae isolated from a hydrothermal vent chimney in the Soria Moria vent field on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.|Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Bjørn O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Steinsbu
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, Inhoffenstrasse 7b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Tindall
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 53 A/B, N-5020 Bergen, Norway.|Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Vigdis L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Torsvik
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.|Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Ingunn H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Thorseth
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 53 A/B, N-5020 Bergen, Norway.|Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Frida L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Daae
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.|Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Rolf B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Pedersen