Name: Aeropyrum pernix Sako et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: L. neut. adj. pernix, nimble, active, agile, indicating high motility in microscopic inspection

Type strains: ATCC 700893; DSM 11879; JCM 9820; K1; NBRC 100138

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16S rRNA gene accession number: D83259

Valid publication: Sako Y, Nomura N, Uchida A, Ishida Y, Morii H, Koga Y, Hoaki T, Maruyama T. Aeropyrum pernix gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at temperatures up to 100 degrees C. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1070-1077.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996. Publication: Sako Y, Nomura N, Uchida A, Ishida Y, Morii H, Koga Y, Hoaki T, Maruyama T. Aeropyrum pernix gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at temperatures up to 100 degrees C. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1070-1077.

Parent taxon: Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996

Assigned by: Sako Y, Nomura N, Uchida A, Ishida Y, Morii H, Koga Y, Hoaki T, Maruyama T. Aeropyrum pernix gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon growing at temperatures up to 100 degrees C. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1070-1077.

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