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Species Thermococcus chitonophagus
Name: Thermococcus chitonophagus Huber and Stetter 1996
Etymology: chi.to.no.pha.gus. Gr. masc. n. chitôn, sheath; Gr. masc./fem. adj. suff. -phagos, a glutton; N.L. masc. adj. chitonophagus, the sheath degrader
Type strain: DSM 10152; GC74
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB033626
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Huber R, Stöhr J, Hohenhaus S, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Arch. Microbiol. 1995; 164:255-264. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 58. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:836-837.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Pyrococcus chitonophagus" (Huber and Stetter 1996) Lepage et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Huber and Stetter) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Huber et al.).
- 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with Pyrococcus and may be reclassified".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
- 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Huber and Stetter 1996 in Huber, Stöhr, Hohenhaus, Rachel, Burggraf, Jannasch and Stetter 1995.
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Huber R, Stöhr J, Hohenhaus S, Rachel R, Burggraf S, Jannasch HW, Stetter KO. Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment. Arch. Microbiol. 1995; 164:255-264.
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Record number: 782558
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