Species Tepidimonas fonticaldi

Name: Tepidimonas fonticaldi Chen et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fon.ti.cal’di. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring; L. masc. adj. caldus, hot; N.L. gen. masc. n. fonticaldi, from a hot spring, pertaining to the source of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: te-pi-DI-mo-nas fon-ti-KAL-di, feminine

Type strain: AT-A2; BCRC 80391; KCTC 23862; LMG 26746

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN713899 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Huang HW, Chang JS, Han YL, Guo TR, Sheu SY. Tepidimonas fonticaldi sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1810-1816. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Tepidimonas Moreira et al. 2000

Assigned by: Chen WM, Huang HW, Chang JS, Han YL, Guo TR, Sheu SY. Tepidimonas fonticaldi sp. nov., a slightly thermophilic betaproteobacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1810-1816. 🇹🇼

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