Name: Thauera terpenica Foss and Harder 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter.pe’ni.ca. N.L. neut. n. terpenum, terpene; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. terpenica, related to terpenes, referring to the nutritional preferences of these organisms

Pronunciation, gender: ter-PE-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: 58Eu; CCUG 41527; CIP 105982; DSM 12139

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16S rRNA gene: AJ005817 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Foss S, Harder J. Thauera linaloolentis sp. nov. and Thauera terpenica sp. nov., isolated on oxygen-containing monoterpenes (linalool, menthol, and eucalyptol) nitrate. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:365-373.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 68. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thauera Macy et al. 1993

Assigned by: Foss S, Harder J. Thauera linaloolentis sp. nov. and Thauera terpenica sp. nov., isolated on oxygen-containing monoterpenes (linalool, menthol, and eucalyptol) nitrate. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:365-373.

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Record number: 782468