Name: Xylanivirga thermophila Liu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.la. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thermophila, heat-loving

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-MO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5282; KCTC 15754; SYSU GA17129

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK170162 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu L, Lv AP, Ming YZ, Jiao JY, Xiao M, Lin JG, Gu JD, Salam N, Li WJ. A xylan-degrading thermophilic and obligate anaerobe Xylanivirga thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an anammox dominant wastewater treatment plant, and proposal of Xylanivirgaceae fam. nov. Anaerobe 2020; 61:102075.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Xylanivirga Liu et al. 2020. Publication: Liu L, Lv AP, Ming YZ, Jiao JY, Xiao M, Lin JG, Gu JD, Salam N, Li WJ. A xylan-degrading thermophilic and obligate anaerobe Xylanivirga thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an anammox dominant wastewater treatment plant, and proposal of Xylanivirgaceae fam. nov. Anaerobe 2020; 61:102075.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Xylanivirga Liu et al. 2020

Assigned by: Liu L, Lv AP, Ming YZ, Jiao JY, Xiao M, Lin JG, Gu JD, Salam N, Li WJ. A xylan-degrading thermophilic and obligate anaerobe Xylanivirga thermophila gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an anammox dominant wastewater treatment plant, and proposal of Xylanivirgaceae fam. nov. Anaerobe 2020; 61:102075.

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Record number: 15256