Species Geobacter hydrogenophilus

Name: Geobacter hydrogenophilus Coates et al. 2001

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.no’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenium, hydrogen; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friendly to; N.L. masc. adj. hydrogenophilus, liking hydrogen, referring to the ability of the organism to grow by oxidation of hydrogen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-BAK-ter hy-dro-ge-NO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51590; DSM 13691; H 2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U28173 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Coates JD, Bhupathiraju VK, Achenbach LA, Mclnerney MJ, Lovley DR. Geobacter hydrogenophilus, Geobacter chapellei and Geobacter grbiciae, three new, strictly anaerobic, dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:581-588. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Coates JD, Bhupathiraju VK, Achenbach LA, Mclnerney MJ, Lovley DR. Geobacter hydrogenophilus, Geobacter chapellei and Geobacter grbiciae, three new, strictly anaerobic, dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:581-588. 🇺🇸

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