Name: Caloramator viterbiensis corrig. Seyfried et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.ter.bi.en’sis. L. masc. adj. viterbiensis, of or pertaining to Viterbium (Viterbo) in Italy, the region from which the strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: wi-ter-bi-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC PTA-584; DSM 13723; JW/MS-VS5

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF181848 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Seyfried M, Lyon D, Rainey FA, Wiegel J. Caloramator viterbensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, glycerol-fermenting bacterium isolated from a hot spring in Italy. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1177-1184.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Caloramator viterbensis Seyfried et al. 2002	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• 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 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 52:1439; Caloramator viterbensis (sic). Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.
  • 🧍 The original spelling Caloramator viterbensis (sic) has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

Parent taxon: Caloramator Collins et al. 1994

Assigned by: Seyfried M, Lyon D, Rainey FA, Wiegel J. Caloramator viterbensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, glycerol-fermenting bacterium isolated from a hot spring in Italy. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1177-1184.

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