Name: Thermosipho globiformans Kuwabara et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: glo.bi.for’mans. L. masc. n. globus, sphere, globe; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. globiformans, globe forming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … glo-bi-FOR-mans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 19918; JCM 15059; MN14

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16S rRNA gene: AB257289 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuwabara T, Kawasaki A, Uda I, Sugai A. Thermosipho globiformans sp. nov., an anaerobic thermophilic bacterium that transforms into multicellular spheroids with a defect in peptidoglycan formation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1622-1627. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2331-2332.

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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermosipho Huber et al. 1989

Assigned by: Kuwabara T, Kawasaki A, Uda I, Sugai A. Thermosipho globiformans sp. nov., an anaerobic thermophilic bacterium that transforms into multicellular spheroids with a defect in peptidoglycan formation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1622-1627. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 787063