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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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. — 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 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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