Name: Marinitoga arctica Steinsbu et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. arctica, northern, Arctic, the place of origin of the type strain

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 2PyrY55-1; DSM 29778; JCM 30566

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16S rRNA gene: KX024844 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Steinsbu BO, Royseth V, Thorseth IH, Steen IH. Marinitoga arctica sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a Mid-Ocean Ridge vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5070-5076.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Marinitoga Wery et al. 2001

Assigned by: Steinsbu BO, Royseth V, Thorseth IH, Steen IH. Marinitoga arctica sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic heterotroph isolated from a Mid-Ocean Ridge vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5070-5076.

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Record number: 794922