Name: Marinitoga piezophila Alain et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pi.e.zo.phi’la. Gr. ind. v. piezô, to press; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. piezophila, loving pressure (referring to its best growth under pressure)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 14283; JCM 11233; KA3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF326121 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Alain K, Marteinsson VT, Miroshnichenko ML, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Prieur D, Birrien JL. Marinitoga piezophila sp. nov., a rod-shaped, thermo-piezophilic bacterium isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1331-1339.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 12 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Marinitoga Wery et al. 2001

Assigned by: Alain K, Marteinsson VT, Miroshnichenko ML, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Prieur D, Birrien JL. Marinitoga piezophila sp. nov., a rod-shaped, thermo-piezophilic bacterium isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1331-1339.

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Record number: 777687