Subspecies Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus subsp. thermohydrosulfuricus

Name: Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus subsp. thermohydrosulfuricus (Klaushofer and Parkkinen 1965) Bouras et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum Klaushofer and Parkkinen 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ther.mo.hy.dro.sul.fu’ri.cus. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. adj. hydrosulfuricus, pertaining to hydrogen sulfide; N.L. masc. adj. thermohydrosulfuricus, indicating that the organism grows at high temperatures and reduces sulfite to H2S

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-an-a-e-ro-BAK-ter t^her-mo-hy-dro-sul-FU-ri-kus t^her-mo-hy-dro-sul-FU-ri-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35045; CECT 594; DSM 567; E100-69; LMG 6659; NCIB 10956; NCIMB 10956

Effective publication: Bouras N, Dif G, Belghit S, Nguyen SV, Jacobs JL, Toumatia O, Ebada SS, Nouioui I. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Thermoanaerobacter: taxonomic emendations and new combinations. Anaerobe 2026; 0:103027. 🇩🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 230. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7224.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned) (and not recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus subsp. ethanolicus (Wiegel and Ljungdahl 1982) Bing 2026	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus subsp. wiegelii (Cook et al. 1996) Bouras et al. 2026 but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Bouras N, Dif G, Belghit S, Nguyen SV, Jacobs JL, Toumatia O, Ebada SS, Nouioui I. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Thermoanaerobacter: taxonomic emendations and new combinations. Anaerobe 2026; 0:103027. 🇩🇿
  • ❗ Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus subsp. thermohydrosulfuricus is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus within a separate genus Thermoanaerobacter.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus (Klaushofer and Parkkinen 1965) Lee et al. 1993

Assigned by: Bouras N, Dif G, Belghit S, Nguyen SV, Jacobs JL, Toumatia O, Ebada SS, Nouioui I. Genome-based reclassification of the genus Thermoanaerobacter: taxonomic emendations and new combinations. Anaerobe 2026; 0:103027. 🇩🇿

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