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Species Thermus brockianus

Classification: 

Bacteria Thermotogati Deinococcota Deinococci Thermales Thermaceae Thermus Thermus brockianus

Name: Thermus brockianus Williams et al. 1995

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: broc.ki.a’nus. N.L. masc. adj. brockianus, named after Thomas D. Brock

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: THER-mus brok-ki-A-nus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 11602; listed in the 1994 catalog as "Thermus brockii"; NCIB 12676; NCIMB 12676; YS38

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16S rRNA gene: Z15062 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Williams RA, Smith KE, Welch SG, Micallef J, Sharp RJ. DNA relatedness of Thermus strains, description of Thermus brockianus sp. nov., and proposal to reestablish Thermus thermophilus (Oshima and Imahori). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:495-499. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:881.

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 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 23 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 Strain NCIB (now NCIMB) 12676 is designated as the type strain by way of an author's correction. Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:629.

Parent taxon: Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Williams RA, Smith KE, Welch SG, Micallef J, Sharp RJ. DNA relatedness of Thermus strains, description of Thermus brockianus sp. nov., and proposal to reestablish Thermus thermophilus (Oshima and Imahori). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:495-499. 🇬🇧

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