Name: Pyrobaculum organotrophum Huber et al. 1988
Etymology: 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
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
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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Record number: 780276