Species Saccharolobus shibatae

Name: Saccharolobus shibatae (Grogan et al. 1991) Sakai and Kurosawa 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Sulfolobus shibatae Grogan et al. 1991

Etymology: shi.ba’tae. N.L. gen. masc. n. shibatae, of Shibata, named after Masaru Shibata who enabled us to obtain the samples from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sak-k^ha-RO-lo-bus s͡hi-BA-ta͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51178; B 12; DSM 5389; IFO 15437; JCM 8931; NBRC 15437

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M32504 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sakai HD, Kurosawa N. Saccharolobus caldissimus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic iron-reducing hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from an acidic terrestrial hot spring, and reclassification of Sulfolobus solfataricus as Saccharolobus solfataricus comb. nov. and Sulfolobus shibatae as Saccharolobus shibatae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1271-1278. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sulfolobus shibatae Grogan et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Saccharolobus Sakai and Kurosawa 2018

Assigned by: Sakai HD, Kurosawa N. Saccharolobus caldissimus gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultatively anaerobic iron-reducing hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from an acidic terrestrial hot spring, and reclassification of Sulfolobus solfataricus as Saccharolobus solfataricus comb. nov. and Sulfolobus shibatae as Saccharolobus shibatae comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1271-1278. 🇯🇵

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