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Name: Geobacter benzoatilyticus Yang et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ben.zo.a.ti.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. benzoatum, benzoate; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. benzoatilyticus, dissolving benzoate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-BAK-ter ben-zo-a-ti-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 39190; Jerry-YX; MCCC 1K05659

16S rRNA gene: MZ714560 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Yang G, Li Y, Lin A, Zhuang L. Geobacter benzoatilyticus sp. nov., a novel benzoate-oxidizing, iron-reducing bacterium isolated from petroleum contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5281. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Yang G, Li Y, Lin A, Zhuang L. Geobacter benzoatilyticus sp. nov., a novel benzoate-oxidizing, iron-reducing bacterium isolated from petroleum contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5281. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 28021