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Species Thermococcus litoralis
Name: Thermococcus litoralis Neuner et al. 2001
Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore
Type strain: ATCC 51850; DSM 5473; JCM 8560; NS-C
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB603515
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Neuner A, Jannasch HW, Belkin S, Stetter KO. Thermococcus litoralis sp. nov.: a new species of extremely thermophilic marine archaebacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 1990; 153:205-207. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 82. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1619-1620.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01890 (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 164 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Neuner A, Jannasch HW, Belkin S, Stetter KO. Thermococcus litoralis sp. nov.: a new species of extremely thermophilic marine archaebacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 1990; 153:205-207.
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Record number: 782564
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