Name: Thermocrinis jamiesonii Dodsworth et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.mie.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jamiesonii, of Jamieson, referring to David Jamieson, land-owner of GBS, whose generous access to this and 4774 neighbouring geothermal springs has greatly facilitated studies of their resident microbes

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-mie-SO-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27162; GBS 1; JCM 19133

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16S rRNA gene: KC526152 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dodsworth JA, Ong JC, Williams AJ, Dohnalkova AC, Hedlund BP. Thermocrinis jamiesonii sp. nov., a thiosulfate-oxidizing, autotropic thermophile isolated from a geothermal spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4769-4775. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermocrinis Huber et al. 1999

Assigned by: Dodsworth JA, Ong JC, Williams AJ, Dohnalkova AC, Hedlund BP. Thermocrinis jamiesonii sp. nov., a thiosulfate-oxidizing, autotropic thermophile isolated from a geothermal spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4769-4775. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 793614