Name: Thermus caldifontis Khan et al. 2017
Etymology: cal.di.fon’tis. L. masc. adj. caldus, hot; L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), a spring; N.L. gen. masc. n. caldifontis, of a hot spring
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2016305; NBRC 112415; YIM 73026
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16S rRNA gene: KX580314 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Khan IU, Habib N, Hussain F, Xian WD, Amin A, Zhou EM, Ahmed I, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Thermus caldifontis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2868-2872.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Khan IU, Habib N, Hussain F, Xian WD, Amin A, Zhou EM, Ahmed I, Zhi XY, Li WJ. Thermus caldifontis sp. nov., a thermophilic bacterium isolated from a hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2868-2872.
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Record number: 795707