Name: Thermosipho atlanticus Urios et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.tlan’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. atlanticus, Atlantic, from the Atlantic Ocean, referring to the site of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-TLAN-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 108053; DSM 15807; DV1140

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ577471 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Urios L, Cueff-Gauchard V, Pignet P, Postec A, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Barbier G. Thermosipho atlanticus sp. nov., a novel member of the Thermotogales isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1953-1957. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermosipho Huber et al. 1989

Assigned by: Urios L, Cueff-Gauchard V, Pignet P, Postec A, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Barbier G. Thermosipho atlanticus sp. nov., a novel member of the Thermotogales isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1953-1957. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 782635