Name: Tumebacillus permanentifrigoris Steven et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per.ma.nen.ti.fri.go.ris. L. pres. part. permanens, permanent; L. gen. masc. n. frigoris, of/from frost; N.L. gen. masc. n. permanentifrigoris, from permanent frost, permafrost, referring to the isolation of the type strain from permafrost

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 18773; Eur1 9.5; JCM 14557

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ444975 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Steven B, Chen MQ, Greer CW, Whyte LG, Niederberger TD. Tumebacillus permanentifrigoris gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, spore-forming bacterium isolated from Canadian high Arctic permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1497-1501.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1995-1996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Tumebacillus Steven et al. 2008. Publication: Steven B, Chen MQ, Greer CW, Whyte LG, Niederberger TD. Tumebacillus permanentifrigoris gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, spore-forming bacterium isolated from Canadian high Arctic permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1497-1501.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Tumebacillus Steven et al. 2008

Assigned by: Steven B, Chen MQ, Greer CW, Whyte LG, Niederberger TD. Tumebacillus permanentifrigoris gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, spore-forming bacterium isolated from Canadian high Arctic permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1497-1501.

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