Name: Acidithiobacillus ferridurans Hedrich and Johnson 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.ri.du’rans. L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. pres. part. durans, hardening, resisting; N.L. masc. part. adj. ferridurans, iron resistant, referring to its tolerance to iron

Pronunciation, gender: … fer-ri-DU-rans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33020; DSM 29468; JCM 18981

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16S rRNA gene: KY002489 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hedrich S, Johnson DB. Acidithiobacillus ferridurans sp. nov., an acidophilic iron-, sulfur- and hydrogen-metabolizing chemolithotrophic gammaproteobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4018-4025. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000

Assigned by: Hedrich S, Johnson DB. Acidithiobacillus ferridurans sp. nov., an acidophilic iron-, sulfur- and hydrogen-metabolizing chemolithotrophic gammaproteobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4018-4025. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 791305