Name: Thermohydrogenium kirishiense Zacharova et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ki.ri.shi.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. kirishiense, of or belonging to Kirishi

Pronunciation, gender: ki-ri-s͡hi-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 11055; VKM B-2147; ZE-7

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR749963 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zacharova EV, Mitrofanova TI, Krasilnikova EN, Kondratieva EN. Thermohydrogenium kirishiense gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic thermophilic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1993; 160:492-497.

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermohydrogenium Zacharova et al. 1996. Publication: Zacharova EV, Mitrofanova TI, Krasilnikova EN, Kondratieva EN. Thermohydrogenium kirishiense gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic thermophilic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1993; 160:492-497.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Yarza et al. (2013) expected for accessions FR749963-FR749965, originating from the alleged type-strain deposit DSM 11055, an affiliation with Syntrophomonadaceae (Clostridia) but observed an affiliation with a deep branch in Clostridia and 98.3% similarity against Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense. Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
  • 🧍 The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain shows an unexpected affiliation with a deep branch in Clostridia (98.3% similarity against Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense). Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.

Parent taxon: Thermohydrogenium Zacharova et al. 1996

Assigned by: Zacharova EV, Mitrofanova TI, Krasilnikova EN, Kondratieva EN. Thermohydrogenium kirishiense gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic thermophilic bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1993; 160:492-497.

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