Name: Petrotoga mexicana Miranda-Tello et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.xi.ca’na. N.L. fem. adj. mexicana, Mexican, describing the site of sampling of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-TRO-to-ga me-xi-KA-na, feminine

Type strain: CIP 107371; DSM 14811; MET12

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY125964 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miranda-Tello E, Fardeau ML, Thomas P, Ramirez F, Casalot L, Cayol JL, Garcia JL, Ollivier B. Petrotoga mexicana sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, anaerobic and xylanolytic bacterium isolated from an oil-producing well in the Gulf of Mexico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:169-174. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Petrotoga Davey et al. 1993

Assigned by: Miranda-Tello E, Fardeau ML, Thomas P, Ramirez F, Casalot L, Cayol JL, Garcia JL, Ollivier B. Petrotoga mexicana sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, anaerobic and xylanolytic bacterium isolated from an oil-producing well in the Gulf of Mexico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:169-174. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 779422