Name: Thermoplasma volcanium Segerer et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vol.ca’ni.um. N.L. neut. adj. volcanium, belonging to Volcanus (Vulcan), the Roman god of fire, who lived in a volcano, the origin of isolation of the type strain

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51530; DSM 4299; GSS1; IFO 15438; JCM 9571; NBRC 15438

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ299215 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Segerer A, Langworthy TA, Stetter KO. Thermoplasma acidophilum and Thermoplasma volcanium sp. nov. from solfatara fields. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 10:161-171.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 26. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 43 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Thermoplasma Darland et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Segerer A, Langworthy TA, Stetter KO. Thermoplasma acidophilum and Thermoplasma volcanium sp. nov. from solfatara fields. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 10:161-171.

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