Name: Thermoplasma acidophila Darland et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.do’phi.la. N.L. fem. adj. acidophila, acid-loving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: AMRC-C 165; ATCC 25905; DSM 1728; IFO 15155; JCM 9062; NBRC 15155

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16S rRNA gene: M38637 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Darland G, Brock TD, Samsonoff W, Conti SF. A thermophilic, acidophilic mycoplasma isolated from a coal refuse pile. Science 1970; 170:1416-1418.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Thermoplasma acidophilum corrig. Darland et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermoplasma acidophilum corrig. Darland et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Thermoplasma Darland et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Darland G, Brock TD, Samsonoff W, Conti SF. A thermophilic, acidophilic mycoplasma isolated from a coal refuse pile. Science 1970; 170:1416-1418.

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Record number: 3312