Name: Vulcanisaeta distributa Itoh et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dis.tri.bu’ta. L. fem. adj. distributa, distributed, referring to the wide distribution of strains

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wul-ka-ni-SA͡E-ta dis-tri-BU-ta, feminine

Type strain: DSM 14429; IC-017; JCM 11212; NBRC 100878

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB063630 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Itoh T, Suzuki K, Nakase T. Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isolated from hot springs in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1097-1104. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vulcanisaeta Itoh et al. 2002. Publication: Itoh T, Suzuki K, Nakase T. Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isolated from hot springs in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1097-1104. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mavromatis K, Sikorski J, Pabst E, Teshima H, Lapidus A, Lucas S, Nolan M, Glavina Del Rio T, Cheng JF, Bruce D, et al. Complete genome sequence of Vulcanisaeta distributa type strain (IC-017). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 3:117-125. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Vulcanisaeta Itoh et al. 2002

Assigned by: Itoh T, Suzuki K, Nakase T. Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isolated from hot springs in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1097-1104. 🇯🇵

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