Name: Archaeoglobus fulgidus Stetter 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ful’gi.dus. L. masc. adj. fulgidus, shining, on account of its fluorescence under the UV microscope

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-k^ha͡e-O-glo-bus FUL-gi-dus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49558; DSM 4304; JCM 9628; NBRC 100126; VC-16

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X05567 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Stetter KO. Archaeoglobus fulgidus gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new taxon of extremely thermophilic Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 10:172-173. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 26. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Archaeoglobus Stetter 1988. Publication: Stetter KO. Archaeoglobus fulgidus gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new taxon of extremely thermophilic Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 10:172-173. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 567 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Archaeoglobus Stetter 1988

Assigned by: Stetter KO. Archaeoglobus fulgidus gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new taxon of extremely thermophilic Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 10:172-173. 🇩🇪

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