Name: Caloramator proteoclasticus Tarlera et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.te.o.clas.ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. proteinum, protein; N.L. adj. clasticus -a -um, breaking; from Gr. adj. klastos -ê -on, broken in pieces; N.L. masc. adj. proteoclasticus, protein breaking

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 10124; U; Uruguayensis

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X90488 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tarlera S, Muxi L, Soubes M, Stams AJ. Caloramator proteoclasticus sp. nov., a new moderately thermophilic anaerobic proteolytic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:651-656.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Ogg and Patel 2011 Ogg CD, Patel BK. Caloramator mitchellensis sp. nov., a thermoanaerobe isolated from the geothermal waters of the Great Artesian Basin of Australia, and emended description of the genus Caloramator. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:644-653. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1237-1238.

• 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Caloramator Collins et al. 1994

Assigned by: Tarlera S, Muxi L, Soubes M, Stams AJ. Caloramator proteoclasticus sp. nov., a new moderately thermophilic anaerobic proteolytic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:651-656.

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