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Species Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis
Name: Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis Kim et al. 2016
Etymology: teng.chong.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tengchongensis, of Tengchong, China, the source of the soil sample from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ten͡g-khon͡g-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: ACK006; DSM 25924; KCTC 33022
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF772795
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kim MG, Lee JC, Park DJ, Li WJ, Kim CJ. Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis sp. nov., a thermo-acidophilic bacterium isolated from hot spring soil. J Microbiol 2014; 52:884-889. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Alicyclobacillus Wisotzkey et al. 1992
Assigned by:
Kim MG, Lee JC, Park DJ, Li WJ, Kim CJ. Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis sp. nov., a thermo-acidophilic bacterium isolated from hot spring soil. J Microbiol 2014; 52:884-889. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 792241
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