Name: Thermolongibacillus altinsuensis Cihan et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.tin.su.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. altinsuensis, pertaining to the isolation habitat, Altinsu hot spring located in Kozakli province of Nevsehir in the Middle Anatolian Region of Turkey (Cappadocia area)

Pronunciation, gender: al-tin-su-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 24979; E265; NCIMB 14850

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ429590 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cihan AC, Koc M, Ozcan B, Tekin N, Cokmus C. Thermolongibacillus altinsuensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Thermolongibacillus kozakliensis sp. nov., aerobic, thermophilic, long bacilli isolated from hot springs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:187-197.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1075-1076.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermolongibacillus Cihan et al. 2014. Publication: Cihan AC, Koc M, Ozcan B, Tekin N, Cokmus C. Thermolongibacillus altinsuensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Thermolongibacillus kozakliensis sp. nov., aerobic, thermophilic, long bacilli isolated from hot springs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:187-197.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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: Thermolongibacillus Cihan et al. 2014

Assigned by: Cihan AC, Koc M, Ozcan B, Tekin N, Cokmus C. Thermolongibacillus altinsuensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Thermolongibacillus kozakliensis sp. nov., aerobic, thermophilic, long bacilli isolated from hot springs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:187-197.

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