Species Thermaerobacter litoralis

Name: Thermaerobacter litoralis Tanaka et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^herm-a-e-ro-BAK-ter li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 17372; JCM 13210; KW1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY936496 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tanaka R, Kawaichi S, Nishimura H, Sako Y. Thermaerobacter litoralis sp. nov., a strictly aerobic and thermophilic bacterium isolated from a coastal hydrothermal field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1531-1534. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermaerobacter Takai et al. 1999

Assigned by: Tanaka R, Kawaichi S, Nishimura H, Sako Y. Thermaerobacter litoralis sp. nov., a strictly aerobic and thermophilic bacterium isolated from a coastal hydrothermal field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1531-1534. 🇯🇵

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