Name: Meiothermus granaticius Albuquerque et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gra.na.ti’ci.us. N.L. masc. adj. granaticius, pertaining to pomegranate and to the ruby red color of the pomegranate grains

Gender: masculine

Type strain: AF-68; DSM 23260; LMG 25524

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU584097 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Meiothermus granaticius sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species from the Azores. Syst Appl Microbiol 2010; 33:243-246.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 135. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1985-1986.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996

Assigned by: Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Meiothermus granaticius sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species from the Azores. Syst Appl Microbiol 2010; 33:243-246.

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Record number: 788675