Name: Carboxydothermus pertinax Yoneda et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per’ti.nax. L. masc. adj. pertinax, very tenacious, persistent, referring to their persistence in acidic hot water

Pronunciation, gender: PER-ti-nax, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23698; NBRC 107576; Ug1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB573431 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoneda Y, Yoshida T, Kawaichi S, Daifuku T, Takabe K, Sako Y. Carboxydothermus pertinax sp. nov., a thermophilic, hydrogenogenic, Fe(III)-reducing, sulfur-reducing carboxydotrophic bacterium from an acidic hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1692-1697.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Carboxydothermus Svetlichny et al. 1991

Assigned by: Yoneda Y, Yoshida T, Kawaichi S, Daifuku T, Takabe K, Sako Y. Carboxydothermus pertinax sp. nov., a thermophilic, hydrogenogenic, Fe(III)-reducing, sulfur-reducing carboxydotrophic bacterium from an acidic hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1692-1697.

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Record number: 789989