Name: Schleiferia thermophila Albuquerque et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 21410; LMG 24594; TU-20

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ172900 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Schleiferia thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' and the proposal of Schleiferiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2450-2455.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Schleiferia Albuquerque et al. 2011. Publication: Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Schleiferia thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' and the proposal of Schleiferiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2450-2455.
  • 😷 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 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.

Parent taxon: Schleiferia Albuquerque et al. 2011

Assigned by: Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Schleiferia thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic bacterium of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' and the proposal of Schleiferiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2450-2455.

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