Name: Metallosphaera javensis Hofmann et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.ven’sis. N.L. fem. adj. javensis, from Java, Indonesia referring to the source of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-WEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 112778; J1; JCM 34702

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16S rRNA gene: OM179834 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hofmann M, Norris PR, Malik L, Schippers A, Schmidt G, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Hedrich S. Metallosphaera javensis sp. nov., a novel species of thermoacidophilic archaea, isolated from a volcanic area. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5536. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Metallosphaera Huber et al. 1989

Assigned by: Hofmann M, Norris PR, Malik L, Schippers A, Schmidt G, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Hedrich S. Metallosphaera javensis sp. nov., a novel species of thermoacidophilic archaea, isolated from a volcanic area. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5536. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 30379