Name: Sulfurihydrogenibium kristjanssonii Flores et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: krist.jans.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kristjanssonii, of Kristjansson, in honour of Jakob Kristjansson for his long-term commitment to the description and exploration of thermophile biodiversity in Iceland, which includes some of the first work done on the Aquificales

Pronunciation, gender: krist-jans-SO-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1535; DSM 19534; I6628; OCM 901

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16S rRNA gene: AM778960 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Flores GE, Liu Y, Ferrera I, Beveridge TJ, Reysenbach AL. Sulfurihydrogenibium kristjanssonii sp. nov., a hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing thermophile isolated from a terrestrial Icelandic hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1153-1158.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sulfurihydrogenibium Takai et al. 2003

Assigned by: Flores GE, Liu Y, Ferrera I, Beveridge TJ, Reysenbach AL. Sulfurihydrogenibium kristjanssonii sp. nov., a hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing thermophile isolated from a terrestrial Icelandic hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1153-1158.

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Record number: 786624