Name: Archaeoglobus veneficus Huber et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ve.ne’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. veneficus, the poisoner, intended to mean the poison mixer, to give credit to its ability to convert one toxic compound (sulfite) into another (sulfide)

Pronunciation, gender: we-NE-fi-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 11195; SNP6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y10011 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Huber H, Jannasch H, Rachel R, Fuchs T, Stetter KO. Archaeoglobus veneficus sp. nov., a novel facultative chemolithoautotrophic hyperthermophilic sulfite reducer, isolated from abyssal black smokers. Syst Appl Microbiol 1997; 20:374-380.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 64. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Archaeoglobus Stetter 1988

Assigned by: Huber H, Jannasch H, Rachel R, Fuchs T, Stetter KO. Archaeoglobus veneficus sp. nov., a novel facultative chemolithoautotrophic hyperthermophilic sulfite reducer, isolated from abyssal black smokers. Syst Appl Microbiol 1997; 20:374-380.

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