Name: Tepidiphilus thermophilus Poddar et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lus. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-MO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27220; JCM 19170; JHK30; LMG 27587

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16S rRNA gene: HM543264 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Poddar A, Lepcha RT, Das SK. Taxonomic study of the genus Tepidiphilus: transfer of Petrobacter succinatimandens to the genus Tepidiphilus as Tepidiphilus succinatimandens comb. nov., emended description of the genus Tepidiphilus and description of Tepidiphilus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:228-235. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1075-1076.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Tepidiphilus Manaia et al. 2003

Assigned by: Poddar A, Lepcha RT, Das SK. Taxonomic study of the genus Tepidiphilus: transfer of Petrobacter succinatimandens to the genus Tepidiphilus as Tepidiphilus succinatimandens comb. nov., emended description of the genus Tepidiphilus and description of Tepidiphilus thermophilus sp. nov., isolated from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:228-235. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 791469