Name: Thermotoga thermarum Windberger et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.ma’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. thermarum, of warm springs, of warm baths, living in hot continental springs with low ionic strength

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-MO-to-ga t^her-MA-rum, feminine

Type strain: DSM 5069; LA3; NBRC 107925

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB039769 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Windberger E, Huber R, Trincone A, Fricke H, Stetter KO. Thermotoga thermarum sp. nov. and Thermotoga neapolitana occurring in African con tinen tal solfataric springs. Arch. Microbiol. 1989; 151:506-512. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 41. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudothermotoga thermarum (Windberger et al. 1992) Bhandari and Gupta 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudothermotoga thermarum (Windberger et al. 1992) Bhandari and Gupta 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thermotoga thermarum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Thermotoga.
  • 😷 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 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 13 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Goker M, Spring S, Scheuner C, Anderson I, Zeytun A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Del Rio TG, Cheng JF, et al. Genome sequence of the Thermotoga thermarum type strain (LA3^T) from an African solfataric spring. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1105-1117. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Thermotoga Stetter and Huber 1986

Assigned by: Windberger E, Huber R, Trincone A, Fricke H, Stetter KO. Thermotoga thermarum sp. nov. and Thermotoga neapolitana occurring in African con tinen tal solfataric springs. Arch. Microbiol. 1989; 151:506-512. 🇩🇪

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