Name: Thermorudis pharmacophila Houghton et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phar.ma.co’phi.la. Gr. neut. n. pharmakon, poison; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. pharmacophila, poison-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^har-ma-KO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 26011; ICMP 20042; WKT50.2

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16S rRNA gene: HE794997 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Houghton KM, Morgan XC, Lagutin K, MacKenzie AD, Vyssotskii M, Mitchell KA, McDonald IR, Morgan HW, Power JF, Moreau JW, et al. Thermorudis pharmacophila sp. nov., a novel member of the class Thermomicrobia isolated from geothermal soil, and emended descriptions of Thermomicrobium roseum, Thermomicrobium carboxidum, Thermorudis peleae and Sphaerobacter thermophilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4479-4487. 🇳🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Thermorudis peleae King and King 2014. Publication: King CE, King GM. Thermomicrobium carboxidum sp. nov., and Thermorudis peleae gen. nov., sp. nov., carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacteria isolated from geothermally heated biofilms. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2586-2592. 🇺🇸 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Parent taxon: Thermorudis King and King 2014

Assigned by: Houghton KM, Morgan XC, Lagutin K, MacKenzie AD, Vyssotskii M, Mitchell KA, McDonald IR, Morgan HW, Power JF, Moreau JW, et al. Thermorudis pharmacophila sp. nov., a novel member of the class Thermomicrobia isolated from geothermal soil, and emended descriptions of Thermomicrobium roseum, Thermomicrobium carboxidum, Thermorudis peleae and Sphaerobacter thermophilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4479-4487. 🇳🇿

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Record number: 793617