Name: Vulcanisaeta thermophila Yim et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wul-ka-ni-SA͡E-ta t^her-MO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2415; CBA1501; JCM 17228

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM594677 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yim KJ, Cha IT, Rhee JK, Song HS, Hyun DW, Lee HW, Kim D, Kim KN, Nam YD, Seo MJ, et al. Vulcanisaeta thermophila sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic and acidophilic crenarchaeon isolated from solfataric soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:201-205. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Vulcanisaeta Itoh et al. 2002

Assigned by: Yim KJ, Cha IT, Rhee JK, Song HS, Hyun DW, Lee HW, Kim D, Kim KN, Nam YD, Seo MJ, et al. Vulcanisaeta thermophila sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic and acidophilic crenarchaeon isolated from solfataric soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:201-205. 🇰🇷

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