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Name: Meiothermus rufus Albuquerque et al. 2010
Etymology: ru’fus. L. masc. adj. rufus, red, reddish
Type strain: CAL-4; DSM 22234; LMG 24878
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16S rRNA gene: FN178496 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Albuquerque L, Ferreira C, Tomaz D, Tiago I, Verissimo A, da Costa MS, Nobre MF. Meiothermus rufus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species and emended description of the genus Meiothermus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2009; 32:306-313.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 131. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1-2.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Meiothermus Nobre et al. 1996
Assigned by: Albuquerque L, Ferreira C, Tomaz D, Tiago I, Verissimo A, da Costa MS, Nobre MF. Meiothermus rufus sp. nov., a new slightly thermophilic red-pigmented species and emended description of the genus Meiothermus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2009; 32:306-313.
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Record number: 788225