Name: Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus Alain et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni.phil’us. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend; N.L. masc. adj. hydrogeniphilus, hydrogen-liking, referring to its ability to grow lithotrophically on H

Gender: masculine

Type strain: AM1116; CIP 107140; DSM 14510

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ309655 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Alain K, Querellou J, Lesongeur F, Pignet P, Crassous P, Raguenes G, Cueff V, Cambon-Bonavita MA. Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1317-1323.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Caminibacter Alain et al. 2002. Publication: Alain K, Querellou J, Lesongeur F, Pignet P, Crassous P, Raguenes G, Cueff V, Cambon-Bonavita MA. Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1317-1323.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Caminibacter Alain et al. 2002

Assigned by: Alain K, Querellou J, Lesongeur F, Pignet P, Crassous P, Raguenes G, Cueff V, Cambon-Bonavita MA. Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1317-1323.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/caminibacter-hydrogeniphilusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 774367