Species Acidiphilium organovorum

Name: Acidiphilium organovorum Lobos et al. 1986

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: or.ga.no’vo.rum. N.L. pref. organo-, pertaining to organic chemical compounds (in compound words condensed from organicus or organikos); from Gr. masc. adj. organikos, of or pertaining to an organ; L. v. voro, to eat, devour; N.L. neut. adj. organovorum, devouring organic compounds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-P^HI-li-um or-ga-NO-wo-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43141; NCCB 86037

16S rRNA gene: D30775 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lobos JH, Chisolm TE, Bopp LH, Holmes DS. Acidiphilium organovorum sp. nov., an acidophilic heterotroph isolated from a Thiobacillus ferrooxidans culture. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:139-144. 🇨🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 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 6 times 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 the species itself.

Parent taxon: Acidiphilium Harrison 1981

Assigned by: Lobos JH, Chisolm TE, Bopp LH, Holmes DS. Acidiphilium organovorum sp. nov., an acidophilic heterotroph isolated from a Thiobacillus ferrooxidans culture. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:139-144. 🇨🇱

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Record number: 783270