Name: Archaeoglobus profundus Burggraf et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.fun’dus. L. masc. adj. profundus, deep, living within the depths of the oceans

Gender: masculine

Type strain: AV18; DSM 5631; JCM 9629; NBRC 100127

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16S rRNA gene: AJ299219 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Nicolaus B, Stetter KO. Archaeoglobus profundus sp. nov., represents a new species within the sulfate-reducing Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:24-28.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01349 (N = 2).
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: von Jan M, Lapidus A, Del Rio TG, Copeland A, Tice H, Cheng JF, Lucas S, Chen F, Nolan M, Goodwin L, et al. Complete genome sequence of Archaeoglobus profundus type strain (AV18). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:327-346.

Parent taxon: Archaeoglobus Stetter 1988

Assigned by: Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Nicolaus B, Stetter KO. Archaeoglobus profundus sp. nov., represents a new species within the sulfate-reducing Archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:24-28.

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