Name: Dictyoglomus thermophilum Saiki et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lum. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. thermophilum, heat loving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35947; DSM 3960; H-6-12

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16S rRNA gene: X69194 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saiki T, Kobayashi Y, Kawagoe K, Beppu T. Dictyoglomus thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoorganotrophic, anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:253-259.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Dictyoglomus Saiki et al. 1985. Publication: Saiki T, Kobayashi Y, Kawagoe K, Beppu T. Dictyoglomus thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoorganotrophic, anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:253-259.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 48 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Dictyoglomus Saiki et al. 1985

Assigned by: Saiki T, Kobayashi Y, Kawagoe K, Beppu T. Dictyoglomus thermophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a chemoorganotrophic, anaerobic, thermophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:253-259.

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Record number: 775774