Species Thermoproteus thermophilus

Name: Thermoproteus thermophilus Yim et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lus. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friendly, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermophilus, heat-loving, referring to its growth temperature

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-PRO-te͡us t^her-MO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2416; CBA1502; JCM 17229

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM594678 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: June Yim K, Seon Song H, Choi JS, Woon Roh S. Thermoproteus thermophilus sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon isolated from solfataric soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2507-2510. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 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. 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 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermoproteus Zillig and Stetter 1982

Assigned by: June Yim K, Seon Song H, Choi JS, Woon Roh S. Thermoproteus thermophilus sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon isolated from solfataric soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2507-2510. 🇰🇷

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