Name: "Tepidimonas hongkongensis" Chiu et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: hong.kong.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. hongkongensis, referring to Hong Kong
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: te-pi-DI-mo-nas hon͡g-kon͡g-EN-sis, feminine
Nomenclatural type: BCRC 81490; HKU77; JCM 38123
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16S rRNA gene:
CP187300
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FASTA
Original publication:
Chiu KH, Wong SC, Chiu EK, Man Ng RH, Chen JH, Fong JY, Yuen LL, So SY, Lung DC, Cheng VC, et al. Detection of Novel Thermotolerant Tepidimonas sp. Bacteria in Human Respiratory Specimens, Hong Kong, China, 2024. Emerg Infect Dis 2026; 32:82-92. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Tepidimonas Moreira et al. 2000
Assigned by:
Chiu KH, Wong SC, Chiu EK, Man Ng RH, Chen JH, Fong JY, Yuen LL, So SY, Lung DC, Cheng VC, et al. Detection of Novel Thermotolerant Tepidimonas sp. Bacteria in Human Respiratory Specimens, Hong Kong, China, 2024. Emerg Infect Dis 2026; 32:82-92. 🇭🇰
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