Name: Vulcanisaeta souniana Itoh et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so.un.i.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. souniana, of Hojo Soun, a historical feudal lord after whom Sounzan, the place of isolation, was named

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 14430; IC-059; JCM 11219; NBRC 100879

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB063645 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:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Misprinted "Vulcansieta" in the notification list. Publication: 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.

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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Record number: 783070