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Species Thermococcus gammatolerans
Name: Thermococcus gammatolerans Jolivet et al. 2003
Etymology: ga.mma.to’le.rans. Gr. neut. n. gamma, referring to gamma rays used as selection pressure for isolation (indeclinable); L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. gammatolerans, referring to its ability to tolerate high levels of c-rays
Type strain: DSM 15229; EJ3; JCM 11827
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF479014
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Jolivet E, L'Haridon S, Corre E, Forterre P, Prieur D. Thermococcus gammatolerans sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent that resists ionizing radiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:847-851. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03221 (N = 1).
- 😷 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 30 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Jolivet E, L'Haridon S, Corre E, Forterre P, Prieur D. Thermococcus gammatolerans sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent that resists ionizing radiation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:847-851.
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Record number: 782561
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