Name: Anaerobranca horikoshii Engle et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ho.ri.ko’shi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. horikoshii, of Horikoshi, in honor of Koki Horikoshi, a pioneer in the study of the microbiology of alkaliphilic bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ho-ri-KO-s͡hi-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700319; DSM 9786; JW/YL-138; YLP138

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U21809 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Engle M, Li Y, Woese C, Wiegel J. Isolation and characterization of a novel alkalitolerant thermophile, Anaerobranca horikoshii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:454-461. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:881.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerobranca Engle et al. 1995. Publication: Engle M, Li Y, Woese C, Wiegel J. Isolation and characterization of a novel alkalitolerant thermophile, Anaerobranca horikoshii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:454-461. 🇺🇸
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Anaerobranca Engle et al. 1995

Assigned by: Engle M, Li Y, Woese C, Wiegel J. Isolation and characterization of a novel alkalitolerant thermophile, Anaerobranca horikoshii gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:454-461. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 773242