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Species "Thermococcus bergensis"
Name: "Thermococcus bergensis" Birkeland et al. 2021
Etymology: ber.gen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. bergensis, referring to Bergen, the Norwegian city where the strain was isolated
Nomenclatural type: DSM 27149; KCTC 15808; T7324T
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Original publication:
Birkeland NK, Bunk B, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Schonheit P. Thermococcus bergensis sp. nov., a Novel Hyperthermophilic Starch-Degrading Archaeon. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:0. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Birkeland NK, Bunk B, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Schonheit P. Thermococcus bergensis sp. nov., a Novel Hyperthermophilic Starch-Degrading Archaeon. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:0.
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Record number: 19965
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