Name: Metallosphaera tengchongensis Peng et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: teng.chong.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. tengchongensis, pertaining to Teng-Chong, Yunnan, Republic of China, from where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ten͡g-k^hon͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12287; NBRC 109472; Ric-A

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16S rRNA gene: KJ735100 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Peng TJ, Liu LJ, Liu C, Yang ZF, Liu SJ, Jiang CY. Metallosphaera tengchongensis sp. nov., an acidothermophilic archaeon isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:537-542. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

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: Metallosphaera Huber et al. 1989

Assigned by: Peng TJ, Liu LJ, Liu C, Yang ZF, Liu SJ, Jiang CY. Metallosphaera tengchongensis sp. nov., an acidothermophilic archaeon isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:537-542. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 792556