Name: "Piezobacter thermophilus" Takai et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.phi’lus. N.L. masc. adj. thermus, hot; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 108; JCM 14636

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16S rRNA gene: AB468958 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Takai K, Miyazaki M, Hirayama H, Nakagawa S, Querellou J, Godfroy A. Isolation and physiological characterization of two novel, piezophilic, thermophilic chemolithoautotrophs from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Environ Microbiol 2009; 11:1983-1997.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Piezobacter" Takai et al. 2009. Publication: Takai K, Miyazaki M, Hirayama H, Nakagawa S, Querellou J, Godfroy A. Isolation and physiological characterization of two novel, piezophilic, thermophilic chemolithoautotrophs from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Environ Microbiol 2009; 11:1983-1997.

Parent taxon: "Piezobacter" Takai et al. 2009

Assigned by: Takai K, Miyazaki M, Hirayama H, Nakagawa S, Querellou J, Godfroy A. Isolation and physiological characterization of two novel, piezophilic, thermophilic chemolithoautotrophs from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Environ Microbiol 2009; 11:1983-1997.

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Record number: 801101