Name: Deferrisoma palaeochoriense Pérez-Rodríguez et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.lae.o.cho.ri.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. palaeochoriense, from Palaeochori Bay, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: pa-la͡e-o-k^ho-ri-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 29363; JCM 30394; MAG-PB1; PB1

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16S rRNA gene: KM386664 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Perez-Rodriguez I, Rawls M, Coykendall DK, Foustoukos DI. Deferrisoma palaeochoriense sp. nov., a thermophilic, iron(III)-reducing bacterium from a shallow-water hydrothermal vent in the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:830-836.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Deferrisoma Slobodkina et al. 2012

Assigned by: Perez-Rodriguez I, Rawls M, Coykendall DK, Foustoukos DI. Deferrisoma palaeochoriense sp. nov., a thermophilic, iron(III)-reducing bacterium from a shallow-water hydrothermal vent in the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:830-836.

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Record number: 793854