Name: Aquipuribacter nitratireducens Srinivas et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tra.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. masc. n. nitras (gen. nitratis), nitrate; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry, converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. masc. part. adj. nitratireducens, reducing nitrate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ni-tra-ti-re-DU-kens, masculine

Type strain: AMV4; CCUG 58430; DSM 22863; NBRC 107137

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN397670 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Srinivas TN, Anil Kumar P, Tank M, Sunil B, Poorna M, Zareena B, Shivaji S. Aquipuribacter nitratireducens sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample of a mud volcano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2391-2396. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Aquipuribacter Tóth et al. 2012

Assigned by: Srinivas TN, Anil Kumar P, Tank M, Sunil B, Poorna M, Zareena B, Shivaji S. Aquipuribacter nitratireducens sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample of a mud volcano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2391-2396. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 793076