Name: Pyrobaculum organotrophum Huber et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: or.ga.no’tro.phum. L. masc. adj. organicus, pertaining to organic chemical compounds; from Gr. masc. adj. organikos, of or pertaining to an organ; Gr. masc./fem. adj. trophos, feeder, rearer, that which nourishes; N.L. neut. adj. organotrophum, feeding on organic material

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … or-ga-NO-tro-p^hum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 4185; H10; JCM 9190

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16S rRNA gene: AB063647 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Huber R, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 149:95-101. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.

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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In Validation List no. 25, the type strain DSM 4185 is erroneously cited as DSM 3185. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.

Parent taxon: Pyrobaculum Huber et al. 1988

Assigned by: Huber R, Kristjansson JK, Stetter KO. Pyrobaculum gen. nov., a new genus of neutrophilic, rod-shaped archaebacteria from continental solfataras growing optimally at 100°C. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 149:95-101. 🇩🇪

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