Species Thermosyntropha tengcongensis

Name: Thermosyntropha tengcongensis Zhang et al. 2012

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: teng.cong.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. tengcongensis, of or pertaining to Tengcong, China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-SYN-tro-p^ha ten͡g-kon͡g-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5161; JCM 17260; L-60

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM807481 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang F, Liu X, Dong X. Thermosyntropha tengcongensis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium that degrades long-chain fatty acids syntrophically. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:759-763. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1446-1447.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermosyntropha Svetlitshnyi et al. 1996

Assigned by: Zhang F, Liu X, Dong X. Thermosyntropha tengcongensis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium that degrades long-chain fatty acids syntrophically. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:759-763. 🇨🇳

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