Name: Thermus profundus Kobayashi and Horikoshi 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pro-FUN-dus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51592; CIP 105121; DSM 9503; JCM 9378; Strain DT5432

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16S rRNA gene: Z75233 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kobayashi T, Kwak YS, Akiba T, Kudo T, Horikoshi K. Thermococcus profundus sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 17:232-236.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Thermococcus profundus corrig. Kobayashi and Horikoshi 1995

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermococcus profundus corrig. Kobayashi and Horikoshi 1995	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• 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". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Error in List No. 52, should read THERMOCOCCUS; correct entry in List No. 53 IJSB 45:418. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.
  • 🧍 Thermus profundus Kobayashi et al. 1995 (Validation List no. 52) is an incorrect name and the correct entry Thermococcus profundus Kobayashi et al. 1995 appears in Validation List no. 53 [1]. So, Thermus profundus should be disregarded on List no. 52 [2]. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.
  • 🧍 So, Thermus profundus should be disregarded on List no. 52 [2]. Publication: Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Kobayashi T, Kwak YS, Akiba T, Kudo T, Horikoshi K. Thermococcus profundus sp. nov., a new hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1994; 17:232-236.

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