Name: Fervidobacterium islandicum Huber et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: is.lan’di.cum. N.L. neut. adj. islandicum, pertaining to Island, describing its place of isolation

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49647; DSM 5733; H21

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: M59176 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Huber R, Woese CR, Langworthy TA, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Fervidobacterium islandicum sp. nov., a new extremely thermophilic eubacterium belonging to the "Thermotogales". Arch. Microbiol. 1990; 154:105-111.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 20 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Fervidobacterium Patel et al. 1985

Assigned by: Huber R, Woese CR, Langworthy TA, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Fervidobacterium islandicum sp. nov., a new extremely thermophilic eubacterium belonging to the "Thermotogales". Arch. Microbiol. 1990; 154:105-111.

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