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Name: Deinococcus geothermalis Ferreira et al. 1997
Etymology: ge.o.ther.ma’lis. Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. masc. adj. geothermalis, of hot springs
Type strain: AG-3a; CIP 105573; DSM 11300
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16S rRNA gene: Y13038 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Ferreira AC, Nobre MF, Rainey FA, Silva MT, Wait R, Burghardt J, Chung AP, da Costa MS. Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., two extremely radiation-resistant and slightly thermophilic species from hot springs. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:939-947.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Deinococcus Brooks and Murray 1981
Assigned by: Ferreira AC, Nobre MF, Rainey FA, Silva MT, Wait R, Burghardt J, Chung AP, da Costa MS. Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., two extremely radiation-resistant and slightly thermophilic species from hot springs. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:939-947.
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Record number: 775462