Species Defluviimonas nitratireducens

Name: Defluviimonas nitratireducens Liu et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tra.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. neut. adj. nitratum, nitrate; L. pres. part. reducens, bringing back to a state or condition; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitratireducens, reducing nitrate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-flu-wi-I-mo-nas ni-tra-ti-re-DU-kens, feminine

Type strain: DL5-4; LMG 29616; MCCC 1A06955

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF146513 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu Y, Lai Q, Wang W, Shao Z. Defluviimonas nitratireducens sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2752-2757. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudothioclava nitratireducens (Liu et al. 2017) Huang et al. 2024

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudothioclava nitratireducens (Liu et al. 2017) Huang et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Defluviimonas nitratireducens is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Defluviimonas.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Defluviimonas Foesel et al. 2013

Assigned by: Liu Y, Lai Q, Wang W, Shao Z. Defluviimonas nitratireducens sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2752-2757. 🇨🇳

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