Name: Ferrimonas futtsuensis Nakagawa et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: futt.su.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. futtsuensis, from Futtsu, the place of isolation

Pronunciation, gender: futt-su-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18154; FUT3661; NBRC 101558

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB245515 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nakagawa T, Iino T, Suzuki K, Harayama S. Ferrimonas futtsuensis sp. nov. and Ferrimonas kyonanensis sp. nov., selenate-reducing bacteria belonging to the Gammaproteobacteria isolated from Tokyo Bay. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2639-2645.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species F. balearica and may be reclassified as a distinct genus with F. sedimicola". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Ferrimonas Rosselló-Mora et al. 1996

Assigned by: Nakagawa T, Iino T, Suzuki K, Harayama S. Ferrimonas futtsuensis sp. nov. and Ferrimonas kyonanensis sp. nov., selenate-reducing bacteria belonging to the Gammaproteobacteria isolated from Tokyo Bay. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2639-2645.

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