Name: Caminibacter mediatlanticus Voordeckers et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.di.a.tlan’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. medius, middle; L. masc. adj. atlanticus, Atlantic; N.L. masc. adj. mediatlanticus, middle Atlantic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-di-a-TLAN-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16658; JCM 12641; TB-2

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16S rRNA gene: AY691430 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Voordeckers JW, Starovoytov V, Vetriani C. Caminibacter mediatlanticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, nitrate-ammonifying bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:773-779. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1399-1402.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Caminibacter Alain et al. 2002

Assigned by: Voordeckers JW, Starovoytov V, Vetriani C. Caminibacter mediatlanticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, nitrate-ammonifying bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:773-779. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 774368