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Species Thermobacillus composti
Name: Thermobacillus composti Watanabe et al. 2007
Etymology: com.pos’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of/from compost
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kom-POS-ti, masculine
Type strain: DSM 18247; JCM 13945; KWC4
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB254031
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Watanabe K, Nagao N, Yamamoto S, Toda T, Kurosawa N. Thermobacillus composti sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a composting reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1473-1477. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.31418 (N = 14).
- 😷 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 - Containment level: Containment Level 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Thermobacillus Touzel et al. 2000
Assigned by:
Watanabe K, Nagao N, Yamamoto S, Toda T, Kurosawa N. Thermobacillus composti sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from a composting reactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1473-1477. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 782537
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