Name: Tepidibacter mesophilus Tan et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so.phi’lus. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. mesophilus, middle (temperature)-loving, mesophilic

Gender: masculine

Type strain: B 1; CGMCC 1.5148; DSM 28717; JCM 16806

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16S rRNA gene: GQ231514 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tan HQ, Wu XY, Zhang XQ, Wu M, Zhu XF. Tepidibacter mesophilus sp. nov., a mesophilic fermentative anaerobe isolated from soil polluted by crude oil, and emended description of the genus Tepidibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:66-70.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Tepidibacter Slobodkin et al. 2003

Assigned by: Tan HQ, Wu XY, Zhang XQ, Wu M, Zhu XF. Tepidibacter mesophilus sp. nov., a mesophilic fermentative anaerobe isolated from soil polluted by crude oil, and emended description of the genus Tepidibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:66-70.

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