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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pro-te-o-KLAS-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 10124; U; Uruguayensis

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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. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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