Name: Acidianus brierleyi (Zillig et al. 1980) Segerer et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sulfolobus brierleyi Zillig et al. 1980

Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. brierleyi, of Brierley, named for J. A. Brierley who isolated the organism

Type strains: DSM 1651; IFO 15269; JCM 8954; NBRC 15269

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene accession number: X90477

Valid publication: Segerer A, Neuner AM, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Acidianus infernus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Acidianus brierleyi comb. nov.: facultatively aerobic, extremely acidophilic thermophilic sulfur-metabolizing archaebacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:559-564.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sulfolobus brierleyi Zillig et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published

Parent taxon: Acidianus Segerer et al. 1986

Assigned by: Segerer A, Neuner AM, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Acidianus infernus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Acidianus brierleyi comb. nov.: facultatively aerobic, extremely acidophilic thermophilic sulfur-metabolizing archaebacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:559-564.

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