Name: Carboxydothermus siderophilus Slepova et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.de.ro’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. sidêros, iron; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. siderophilus, iron-loving

Pronunciation, gender: si-de-RO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: 1315; DSM 21278; VKM B-2474; VKPM 9905B

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: EF542810 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Slepova TV, Sokolova TG, Kolganova TV, Tourova TP, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA. Carboxydothermus siderophilus sp. nov., a thermophilic, hydrogenogenic, carboxydotrophic, dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacterium from a Kamchatka hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:213-217.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:926-927.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Carboxydothermus Svetlichny et al. 1991

Assigned by: Slepova TV, Sokolova TG, Kolganova TV, Tourova TP, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA. Carboxydothermus siderophilus sp. nov., a thermophilic, hydrogenogenic, carboxydotrophic, dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacterium from a Kamchatka hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:213-217.

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Record number: 787708