Name: Metallosphaera prunae Fuchs et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pru’nae. L. gen. fem. n. prunae, of a burning coal, of the glowing coal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … PRU-na͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 10039; Ron 12/II

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16S rRNA gene: X90482 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fuchs T, Huber H, Teiner K, Burggraf S, Stetter KO. Metallosphaera prunae, sp. nov., a novel metal-mobilizing, thermoacidophilic Archaeum, isolated from a uranium mine in Germany. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 18:560-566.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 57. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:625-626.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Metallosphaera Huber et al. 1989

Assigned by: Fuchs T, Huber H, Teiner K, Burggraf S, Stetter KO. Metallosphaera prunae, sp. nov., a novel metal-mobilizing, thermoacidophilic Archaeum, isolated from a uranium mine in Germany. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 18:560-566.

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Record number: 777779