Name: Sulfophobococcus zilligii Hensel et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zil.lig’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zilligii, of Zillig, in honor of Wolfram Zillig

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 11193; JCM 10309; K1

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16S rRNA gene: X98064 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hensel R, Matussek K, Michalke K, Tacke L, Tindall BJ, Kohlhoff M, Siebers B, Dielenschneider J. Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:102-110.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 62. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:915-916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfophobococcus Hensel et al. 1997. Publication: Hensel R, Matussek K, Michalke K, Tacke L, Tindall BJ, Kohlhoff M, Siebers B, Dielenschneider J. Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:102-110.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Sulfophobococcus Hensel et al. 1997

Assigned by: Hensel R, Matussek K, Michalke K, Tacke L, Tindall BJ, Kohlhoff M, Siebers B, Dielenschneider J. Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:102-110.

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