Name: Sulfophobococcus zilligii Hensel et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zil.lig’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zilligii, of Zillig, in honor of Wolfram Zillig

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 11193; JCM 10309; K1

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16S rRNA gene: X98064 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hensel R, Matussek K, Michalke K, Tacke L, Tindall BJ, Kohlhoff M, Siebers B, Dielenschneider J. Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:102-110.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 62. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:915-916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfophobococcus Hensel et al. 1997. Publication: Hensel R, Matussek K, Michalke K, Tacke L, Tindall BJ, Kohlhoff M, Siebers B, Dielenschneider J. Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:102-110.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Sulfophobococcus Hensel et al. 1997

Assigned by: Hensel R, Matussek K, Michalke K, Tacke L, Tindall BJ, Kohlhoff M, Siebers B, Dielenschneider J. Sulfophobococcus zilligii gen. nov., spec. nov. a novel hyperthermophilic archaeum isolated from hot alkaline springs of Iceland. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:102-110.

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