Name: Thermococcus kodakarensis corrig. Atomi et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.da.ka.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. kodakarensis, pertaining to Kodakara Island, the source of the hot water sample from which the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-KOK-kus ko-da-ka-REN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-918; JCM 12380; KDO1; KOD1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D38650 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Atomi H, Fukui T, Kanai T, Morikawa M, Imanaka T. Description of Thermococcus kodakaraensis sp. nov., a well studied hyperthermophilic archaeon previously reported as Pyrococcus sp. KOD1. Archaea 2004; 1:263-267. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 103. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:983-985.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermococcus kodakaraensis Atomi et al. 2005	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    "Pyrococcus kodakaraensis" Rahman et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01734 (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 2026-08-13. 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 316 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Thermococcus kodakaraensis was formerly named Pyrococcus sp. KOD1 [1] and "Pyrococcus kodakaraensis" Rahman et al., sp. nov. [2]. Publication: Morikawa M, Izawa Y, Rashid N, Hoaki T, Imanaka T. Purification and characterization of a thermostable thiol protease from a newly isolated hyperthermophilic Pyrococcus sp. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:4559-4566.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Rahman RN, Fujiwara S, Nakamura H, Takagi M, Imanaka T. Ion pairs involved in maintaining a thermostable structure of glutamate dehydrogenase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 248:920-926. 🇯🇵
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, kodakaraensis (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 103. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:983-985.

Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983

Assigned by: Atomi H, Fukui T, Kanai T, Morikawa M, Imanaka T. Description of Thermococcus kodakaraensis sp. nov., a well studied hyperthermophilic archaeon previously reported as Pyrococcus sp. KOD1. Archaea 2004; 1:263-267. 🇯🇵

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