Name: Thermotoga neapolitana Jannasch et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ne.a.po.li.ta’na. N.L. fem. adj. neapolitana, pertaining to Naples, having been isolated near Naples

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49049; DSM 4359; NS-E

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB039768 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jannasch Hw, Huber R, Belkin s, K, O, Stetter. Thermotoga neapolitana sp. nov. of the extremely thermophilic, eubacterial genus Thermotoga. Arch. Microbiol. 1988; 150:103-104.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 28. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:93-94.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 143 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Thermotoga Stetter and Huber 1986

Assigned by: Jannasch Hw, Huber R, Belkin s, K, O, Stetter. Thermotoga neapolitana sp. nov. of the extremely thermophilic, eubacterial genus Thermotoga. Arch. Microbiol. 1988; 150:103-104.

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