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Species Thermus tengchongensis
Name: Thermus tengchongensis Yu et al. 2013
Etymology: teng.chong.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. tengchongensis, pertaining to Tengchong, Yunnan province, south-west China, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ten͡g-khon͡g-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2012063; DSM 25900; KCTC 32025; YIM 77924
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JX112365
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Yu TT, Yao JC, Ming H, Yin YR, Zhou EM, Liu MJ, Tang SK, Li WJ. Thermus tengchongensis sp. nov., isolated from a geothermally heated soil sample in Tengchong, Yunnan, south-west China. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:513-518. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3131-3134.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Yu TT, Yao JC, Ming H, Yin YR, Zhou EM, Liu MJ, Tang SK, Li WJ. Thermus tengchongensis sp. nov., isolated from a geothermally heated soil sample in Tengchong, Yunnan, south-west China. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2013; 103:513-518. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 791041
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