Name: Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus Zhang et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.tri.o.ther.mo’phi.lus. Gr. adj. metrios, modest; Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. metriothermophilus, modestly heat-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12710; DSM 105738; GU51; JCM 19779

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF153051 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhen-Li Z, Xin-Qi Z, Nan W, Wen-Wu Z, Xu-Fen Z, Yi C, Min W. Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermotolerant alphaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2805-2811.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Amphiplicatus Zhang et al. 2014. Publication: Zhen-Li Z, Xin-Qi Z, Nan W, Wen-Wu Z, Xu-Fen Z, Yi C, Min W. Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermotolerant alphaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2805-2811.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with a very long branch". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Amphiplicatus Zhang et al. 2014

Assigned by: Zhen-Li Z, Xin-Qi Z, Nan W, Wen-Wu Z, Xu-Fen Z, Yi C, Min W. Amphiplicatus metriothermophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermotolerant alphaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2805-2811.

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