Name: Thermonema lapsum Hudson et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lap.sum. L. neut. part. adj. lapsum, gliding; from L. v. labor, to glide

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 23/9; ATCC 43542; DSM 5718

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE582775 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hudson JA, Schofield KM, Morgan HW, Daniel RM. Thermonema lapsum gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic gliding bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:485-487.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermonema Hudson et al. 1989. Publication: Hudson JA, Schofield KM, Morgan HW, Daniel RM. Thermonema lapsum gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic gliding bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:485-487.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 On page 487, the type strain is erroneously designated as ATCC 43532. — The etymology should be L. part. adj. lapsus a um (from L. v. labor, to glide), not L. n. (sic) lapsum (sic), glide. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Thermonema Hudson et al. 1989

Assigned by: Hudson JA, Schofield KM, Morgan HW, Daniel RM. Thermonema lapsum gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic gliding bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:485-487.

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