Name: Allomeiothermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Jiao et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thermus silvanus Tenreiro et al. 1995

Etymology: silv.a’nus. N.L. masc. adj. silvanus, named after Manuel T. Silva, Portuguese microbiologist and immunologists

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700542; BCRC 17112; DSM 9946; NBRC 106475; NCIMB 13440; V1-R2; VI-R2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X84211 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jiao JY, Lian ZH, Liu ZT, Liu L, Li MM, Lv AP, Xian WD, Zhou T, Lyu Z, Salam N, et al. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Meiothermus along with the proposal of a new genus Allomeiothermus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:645-659.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermus silvanus Tenreiro et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Meiothermus silvanus (Tenreiro et al. 1995) Nobre et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allomeiothermus Jiao et al. 2023. Publication: Jiao JY, Lian ZH, Liu ZT, Liu L, Li MM, Lv AP, Xian WD, Zhou T, Lyu Z, Salam N, et al. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Meiothermus along with the proposal of a new genus Allomeiothermus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:645-659.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Allomeiothermus Jiao et al. 2023

Assigned by: Jiao JY, Lian ZH, Liu ZT, Liu L, Li MM, Lv AP, Xian WD, Zhou T, Lyu Z, Salam N, et al. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Meiothermus along with the proposal of a new genus Allomeiothermus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:645-659.

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