Name: Natronococcus amylolyticus Kanai et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-my-lo-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: Ah-36; ATCC 51971; CIP 105333; DSM 10524; JCM 9655

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16S rRNA gene: AB663468 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kanal H, Kobayashi T, Aono R, Kudo T. Natronococcus amylolyticus sp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic archaeon. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:762-766. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.

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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Natronococcus Tindall et al. 1984

Assigned by: Kanal H, Kobayashi T, Aono R, Kudo T. Natronococcus amylolyticus sp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic archaeon. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:762-766. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 778599