Name: Thermosediminibacter oceani Lee et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ce.a’ni. L. masc. n. oceanus, ocean; L. gen. masc. n. oceani, of an ocean, referring to its origin from the ocean

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1034; DSM 16646; JW/IW-1228P

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY703478 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermosediminibacter Lee et al. 2006. 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Pitluck S, Yasawong M, Munk C, Nolan M, Lapidus A, Lucas S, Glavina Del Rio T, Tice H, Cheng JF, Bruce D, et al. Complete genome sequence of Thermosediminibacter oceani type strain (JW/IW-1228P). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 3:108-116.

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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