Name: Aeropyrum camini Nakagawa et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.mi’ni. L. gen. masc. n. camini, of a chimney, relating to its isolation from a hydrothermal vent chimney

Pronunciation, gender: ka-MI-ni, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-758; DSM 16960; JCM 12091; SY1

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16S rRNA gene: AB109559 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nakagawa S, Takai K, Horikoshi K, Sako Y. Aeropyrum camini sp. nov., a strictly aerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:329-335.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996

Assigned by: Nakagawa S, Takai K, Horikoshi K, Sako Y. Aeropyrum camini sp. nov., a strictly aerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:329-335.

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Record number: 772924