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Species Pyrodictium brockii
Name: Pyrodictium brockii Stetter et al. 1984
Etymology: broc’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. brockii, of Brock, named for T. D. Brock for his pioneering work on the extreme thermophiles
Pronunciation, gender: BROK-ki-i, neuter
Type strain: DSM 2708; JCM 9392; NBRC 100437; Strain S 1
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16S rRNA gene:
KC139250
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Stetter KO, Konig H, Stackebrandt E. Pyrodictium gen. nov., a New Genus of Submarine Disc-Shaped Sulphur Reducing Archaebacteria Growing Optimally at 105 degrees C. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:535-551. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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: Pyrodictium Stetter et al. 1984
Assigned by:
Stetter KO, Konig H, Stackebrandt E. Pyrodictium gen. nov., a New Genus of Submarine Disc-Shaped Sulphur Reducing Archaebacteria Growing Optimally at 105 degrees C. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:535-551.
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Record number: 780283
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