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Species Thermococcus peptonophilus
Name: Thermococcus peptonophilus González et al. 1996
Etymology: pep.to.no.phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. peptos, cooked; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. peptonophilus, peptone-loving, indicating that it grows only on peptides as a carbon source
Type strain: ATCC 700098; CIP 104782; DSM 10343; JCM 9653; Strain OG-1
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16S rRNA gene:
AB055125
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Gonzalez JM, Kato C, Horikoshi K. Thermococcus peptonophilus sp. nov., a fast-growing, extremely thermophilic archaebacterium isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Arch Microbiol 1995; 164:159-164. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 57. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:625-626.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Gonzalez JM, Kato C, Horikoshi K. Thermococcus peptonophilus sp. nov., a fast-growing, extremely thermophilic archaebacterium isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Arch Microbiol 1995; 164:159-164.
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Record number: 782567
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