Name: Pyrolobus fumarii Blöchl et al. 1999
Etymology: fum.a’ri.i. L. gen. neut. n. fumarii, of the chimney, referring to its black smoker biotope
Type strain: 1A; DSM 11204; JCM 17356
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16S rRNA gene: X99555 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Blochl E, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Hafenbradl D, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Pyrolobus fumarii, gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113 degrees C. Extremophiles 1997; 1:14-21.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Pyrolobus Blöchl et al. 1999
Assigned by: Blochl E, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Hafenbradl D, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Pyrolobus fumarii, gen. and sp. nov., represents a novel group of archaea, extending the upper temperature limit for life to 113 degrees C. Extremophiles 1997; 1:14-21.
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