Species Acidiphilium iwatense

Name: Acidiphilium iwatense Okamura et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: i.wa.ten’se. N.L. neut. adj. iwatense, pertaining to Iwate Prefecture, Japan, where this organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-P^HI-li-um i-wa-TEN-se, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 23505; MS8; NBRC 107608

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16S rRNA gene: AB561883 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Okamura K, Kawai A, Wakao N, Yamada T, Hiraishi A. Acidiphilium iwatense sp. nov., isolated from an acid mine drainage treatment plant, and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:42-48. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

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  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Acidiphilium Harrison 1981

Assigned by: Okamura K, Kawai A, Wakao N, Yamada T, Hiraishi A. Acidiphilium iwatense sp. nov., isolated from an acid mine drainage treatment plant, and emendation of the genus Acidiphilium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:42-48. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 792431