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Species Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans
Name: Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans Golovacheva and Karavaiko 1991
Etymology: ther.mo.sul.fi.do.o.xi.dans. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. n. sulfidum, sulfide; N.L. pres. part. oxydans, oxidizing; N.L. masc. part. adj. thermosulfidooxidans, thermophilic sulfide oxidizing
Type strain: AT-1; DSM 9293; VKM B-1269
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB089844
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Golovacheva RS, Karavaiko GI. [Sulfobacillus, a new genus of thermophilic sporulating bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1978; 47:815-822. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfobacillus Golovacheva and Karavaiko 1991.
Publication:
Golovacheva RS, Karavaiko GI. [Sulfobacillus, a new genus of thermophilic sporulating bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1978; 47:815-822.
- 😷 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 85 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfobacillus Golovacheva and Karavaiko 1991.
Publication:
Golovacheva RS, Karavaiko GI. [Sulfobacillus, a new genus of thermophilic sporulating bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1978; 47:815-822.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans subsp. thermotolerans" Kovalenko and Malakhova 1983 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Sulfobacillus Golovacheva and Karavaiko 1991
Assigned by:
Golovacheva RS, Karavaiko GI. [Sulfobacillus, a new genus of thermophilic sporulating bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1978; 47:815-822.
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Record number: 782307
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