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Species Thermococcus profundus
Name: Thermococcus profundus corrig. Kobayashi and Horikoshi 1995
Etymology: pro.fun’dus. L. masc. adj. profundus, deep, living within the depths of the oceans
Type strain: ATCC 51592; CIP 105121; DSM 9503; JCM 9378; Strain DT5432
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z75233
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kobayashi T, Kwak YS, Akiba T, Kudo T, Horikoshi K. Thermococcus profundus sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 17:232-236. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Thermus profundus Kobayashi and Horikoshi 1995 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Kobayashi and Horikoshi) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Kobayashi 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 19 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Kobayashi and Horikoshi 1995 in Kobayashi, Kwak, Akiba, Kudo and Horikoshi 1994.
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🧍 This taxon appears also in Validation List no. 52 [1] with an incorrect name: Thermus profundus (sic) Kobayashi et al. 1995 (effective publication Kobayashi et al. 1994, type strain: strain DT 5432). The correct name is Thermococcus profundus and Thermus profundus should be disregarded on List no. 52 [2].
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 52. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:197-198.
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Kobayashi T, Kwak YS, Akiba T, Kudo T, Horikoshi K. Thermococcus profundus sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 17:232-236.
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Record number: 782568
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