Name: Carboxydothermus ferrireducens (Slobodkin et al. 1997) Slobodkin et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens Slobodkin et al. 1997

Etymology: fer.ri.re.du’cens. L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. pres. part. reducens, converting to a different state; N.L. masc. part. adj. ferrireducens, reducing (ferric) iron

Pronunciation, gender: fer-ri-re-DU-kens, masculine

Type strain: DSM 11255; JW/AS-Y7; VKM B-2392

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16S rRNA gene: U76363 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Slobodkin AI, Sokolova TG, Lysenko AM, Wiegel J. Reclassification of Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens as Carboxydothermus ferrireducens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Carboxydothermus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2349-2351.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans subsp. ferrireducens" (Slobodkin et al. 1997) Bing 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens Slobodkin et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Carboxydothermus Svetlichny et al. 1991

Assigned by: Slobodkin AI, Sokolova TG, Lysenko AM, Wiegel J. Reclassification of Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens as Carboxydothermus ferrireducens comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Carboxydothermus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2349-2351.

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Record number: 785574