Name: Thermococcus celer Zillig 1983
Etymology: ce’ler. L. masc. adj. celer, fast, due to high growth rate
Type strain: ATCC 35543; DSM 2476; JCM 8558
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16S rRNA gene: AB603519 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Zillig W, Holz I, Janekovic D, Schafer W, Reiter WD. The Archaebacterium Thermococcus celer Represents, a Novel Genus within the Thermophilic Branch of the Archaebacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:88-94.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by: Zillig W, Holz I, Janekovic D, Schafer W, Reiter WD. The Archaebacterium Thermococcus celer Represents, a Novel Genus within the Thermophilic Branch of the Archaebacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:88-94.
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Record number: 782556