Name: Elioraea thermophila Habib et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-li-o-RA͡E-a t^her-MO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2017169; KCTC 62323; YIM 72297

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16S rRNA gene: MK430565 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Habib N, Khan IU, Xiao M, Hejazi MS, Tarhriz V, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Elioraea thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium from hot spring of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of the genus Elioraea and proposal of Elioraeaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1300-1306. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Candidatus Elioraea thermophila" Thiel et al. 2016.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Elioraea Albuquerque et al. 2008

Assigned by: Habib N, Khan IU, Xiao M, Hejazi MS, Tarhriz V, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Elioraea thermophila sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium from hot spring of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of the genus Elioraea and proposal of Elioraeaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1300-1306. 🇨🇳

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