Name: Halothermothrix orenii Cayol et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: oren’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. orenii, of Oren, named after Aharon Oren who has made important contributions to the knowledge of halophilic anaerobic bacteria

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 9562; H168; OCM 544

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16S rRNA gene: L22016 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Prensier G, Guezennec J, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of Halothermothrix orenii gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, thermophilic, fermentative, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:534-540.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halothermothrix Cayol et al. 1994. Publication: Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Prensier G, Guezennec J, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of Halothermothrix orenii gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, thermophilic, fermentative, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:534-540.
  • 😷 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 39 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Halothermothrix Cayol et al. 1994

Assigned by: Cayol JL, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Prensier G, Guezennec J, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of Halothermothrix orenii gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, thermophilic, fermentative, strictly anaerobic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:534-540.

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