Name: Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans Hallberg et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.o’xy.dans. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sharp, acid; N.L. v. oxydo, to make acid, to oxidize; N.L. masc. part. adj. thiooxydans, sulfur-oxidizing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-fer-ro-BAK-ter t^hi-o-O-xy-dans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 2392; JCM 17358; m-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF387301 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hallberg KB, Hedrich S, Johnson DB. Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans, gen. nov. sp. nov.; an acidophilic, thermo-tolerant, facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-oxidizer of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles 2011; 15:271-279. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 142. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2563-2565.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidiferrobacter Hallberg et al. 2011. Publication: Hallberg KB, Hedrich S, Johnson DB. Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans, gen. nov. sp. nov.; an acidophilic, thermo-tolerant, facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-oxidizer of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles 2011; 15:271-279. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acidiferrobacter Hallberg et al. 2011

Assigned by: Hallberg KB, Hedrich S, Johnson DB. Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans, gen. nov. sp. nov.; an acidophilic, thermo-tolerant, facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-oxidizer of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles 2011; 15:271-279. 🇬🇧

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