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: brier’ley.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. brierleyi, of Brierley, named for J. A. Brierley who isolated the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BRIER-ley-i, masculine

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

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D26489 Analyse FASTA

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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05073 (N = 4).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 24 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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Record number: 772573