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

Gender: 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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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