Name: Thermus arciformis Zhang et al. 2010
Etymology: ar.ci.for.mis. L. masc. n. arcus, a bow or a building arch (also as genitive); L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, shape, appearance; N.L. masc./fem. adj. arciformis, bow-shaped, indicating one particular cell morphology
Type strain: CGMCC 1.6992; JCM 15153; TH92
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16S rRNA gene: EU247889 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Zhang XQ, Ying Y, Ye Y, Xu XW, Zhu XF, Wu M. Thermus arciformis sp. nov., a thermophilic species from a geothermal area. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:834-839.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Zhang XQ, Ying Y, Ye Y, Xu XW, Zhu XF, Wu M. Thermus arciformis sp. nov., a thermophilic species from a geothermal area. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:834-839.
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