Name: Thermoanaerobacter italicus Kozianowski et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.ta’li.cus. L. masc. adj. italicus, pertaining to Italy, where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: i-TA-li-kus, masculine

Type strain: Ab9; DSM 9252; JCM 16815

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ250846 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kozianowski G, Canganella F, Rainey FA, Hippe H, Antranikian G. Purification and characterization of thermostable pectate-lyases from a newly isolated thermophilic bacterium, Thermoanaerobacter italicus sp. nov. Extremophiles 1997; 1:171-182. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 67. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1083-1084.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Thermoanaerobacter thermocopriae subsp. italicus" (Kozianowski et al. 1998) Bing 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08429 (N = 10).
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermoanaerobacter Wiegel and Ljungdahl 1982

Assigned by: Kozianowski G, Canganella F, Rainey FA, Hippe H, Antranikian G. Purification and characterization of thermostable pectate-lyases from a newly isolated thermophilic bacterium, Thermoanaerobacter italicus sp. nov. Extremophiles 1997; 1:171-182. 🇩🇪

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