Name: Bosea thiooxidans Das et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: Gr. n. theion, sulfur, (Latin transliteration thium); N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; from Gr. adj. oxus, sour, acid; N.L. part. adj. thiooxidans, oxidizing sulfur

Type strains: ATCC 700366; BI 42; DSM 9653

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16S rRNA gene accession number: X81044

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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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.

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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