Name: Comamonas thiooxydans corrig. Narayan et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.o.xy’dans. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; N.L. pres. part. oxydans, oxidizing; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sharp, acid; N.L. fem. part. adj. thiooxydans, oxidizing sulfur

Pronunciation, gender: t^hi-o-o-KSY-dans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 17888; JCM 14801; S23

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ322069 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Narayan KD, Pandey SK, Das SK. Characterization of Comamonas thiooxidans sp. nov., and comparison of thiosulfate oxidation with Comamonas testosteroni and Comamonas composti. Curr Microbiol 2010; 61:248-253.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 141. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2025-2026.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Comamonas thiooxidans Narayan et al. 2011	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00675 (N = 26).
  • 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Spelling of the specific epithet, thiooxidans (sic), has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 141. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2025-2026.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, thiooxidans (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 141. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2025-2026.

Parent taxon: Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985

Assigned by: Narayan KD, Pandey SK, Das SK. Characterization of Comamonas thiooxidans sp. nov., and comparison of thiosulfate oxidation with Comamonas testosteroni and Comamonas composti. Curr Microbiol 2010; 61:248-253.

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Record number: 789354