Name: Thermosediminibacter litoriperuensis Lee et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ri.pe.ru.en’sis. L. neut. n. litus (gen. litoris), the seashore, seaside, beach, coast; N.L. masc./fem. adj. peruensis, pertaining to Peru; N.L. masc. adj. litoriperuensis, of a Peruvian coast, referring to its origin from the coast of Peru

Pronunciation, gender: li-to-ri-pe-ru-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1035; DSM 16647; JW/YJL-1230-2; JW/YJL-1230-7/2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY703479 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lee YJ, Wagner ID, Brice ME, Kevbrin VV, Mills GL, Romanek CS, Wiegel J. Thermosediminibacter oceani gen. nov., sp. nov. and Thermosediminibacter litoriperuensis sp. nov., new anaerobic thermophilic bacteria isolated from Peru Margin. Extremophiles 2005; 9:375-383.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 109. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:925-927.

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.

Parent taxon: Thermosediminibacter Lee et al. 2006

Assigned by: Lee YJ, Wagner ID, Brice ME, Kevbrin VV, Mills GL, Romanek CS, Wiegel J. Thermosediminibacter oceani gen. nov., sp. nov. and Thermosediminibacter litoriperuensis sp. nov., new anaerobic thermophilic bacteria isolated from Peru Margin. Extremophiles 2005; 9:375-383.

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Record number: 782629