Name: Bosea thiooxidans Das et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.o’xi.dans. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sour, acid; N.L. fem. part. adj. thiooxidans, oxidizing sulfur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: BO-se-a t^hi-o-O-xi-dans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700366; BI 42; DSM 9653

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ250796 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Das SK, Mishra AK, Tindall BJ, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E. Oxidation of thiosulfate by a new bacterium, Bosea thiooxidans (strain BI-42) gen. nov., sp. nov.: analysis of phylogeny based on chemotaxonomy and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:981-987. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Allobosea thiooxidans (Das et al. 1996) Deshmukh and Oren 2026

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allobosea thiooxidans (Das et al. 1996) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Bosea Das et al. 1996. Publication: Das SK, Mishra AK, Tindall BJ, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E. Oxidation of thiosulfate by a new bacterium, Bosea thiooxidans (strain BI-42) gen. nov., sp. nov.: analysis of phylogeny based on chemotaxonomy and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:981-987. 🇮🇳
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 17 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Bosea Das et al. 1996

Assigned by: Das SK, Mishra AK, Tindall BJ, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E. Oxidation of thiosulfate by a new bacterium, Bosea thiooxidans (strain BI-42) gen. nov., sp. nov.: analysis of phylogeny based on chemotaxonomy and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:981-987. 🇮🇳

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