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Species Sporosarcina thermotolerans
Name: Sporosarcina thermotolerans Kämpfer et al. 2010
Etymology: ther.mo.to’le.rans. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. fem. part. adj. thermotolerans, heat-tolerating
Pronunciation, gender: ther-mo-TO-le-rans, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 53480; DSM 22203
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FN298445
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kampfer P, Falsen E, Lodders N, Schumann P. Sporosarcina contaminans sp. nov. and Sporosarcina thermotolerans sp. nov., two endospore-forming species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1353-1357. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1987-1988.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kampfer P, Falsen E, Lodders N, Schumann P. Sporosarcina contaminans sp. nov. and Sporosarcina thermotolerans sp. nov., two endospore-forming species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1353-1357.
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Record number: 788580
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