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Species Thermococcus siculi
Name: Thermococcus siculi Grote et al. 2000
Etymology: si’cu.li. L. neut. adj. siculum, deep-sea (according to Grote et al. 2000, the Latin noun siculum was used by Ovid) (also as noun); L. gen. masc. n. siculi, of the dee-sea, referring to the location of the sample site, a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
Pronunciation, gender: SI-ku-li, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-270; DSM 12349; RG-20
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB055126
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Grote R, Li L, Tamaoka J, Kato C, Horikoshi K, Antranikian G. Thermococcus siculi sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent at the Mid-Okinawa Trough. Extremophiles 1999; 3:55-62. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 74. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:949-950.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Thermococcus Zillig 1983
Assigned by:
Grote R, Li L, Tamaoka J, Kato C, Horikoshi K, Antranikian G. Thermococcus siculi sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent at the Mid-Okinawa Trough. Extremophiles 1999; 3:55-62.
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Record number: 782571
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