Name: Meiothermus luteus Habib et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu’te.us. L. masc. adj. luteus, orange, reflecting the colour of colonies

Pronunciation, gender: LU-te-us, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2017100; KCTC 52599; YIM 72257

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16S rRNA gene: KY608080 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Habib N, Khan IU, Hussain F, Zhou EM, Xiao M, Dong L, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Meiothermus luteus sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2910-2914.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

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: Habib N, Khan IU, Hussain F, Zhou EM, Xiao M, Dong L, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Meiothermus luteus sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2910-2914.

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Record number: 795706