Species Geobacter luticola

Name: Geobacter luticola Viulu et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.ti’co.la. L. neut. n. lutum, mud; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. luticola, the mud dweller, the type strain of this species was isolated from mud of lotus field

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-BAK-ter lu-TI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: DSM 24905; JCM 17780; OSK6

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB682759 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Viulu S, Nakamura K, Okada Y, Saitou S, Takamizawa K. Geobacter luticola sp. nov., an Fe(III)-reducing bacterium isolated from lotus field mud. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:442-448. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1581-1583.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Geomobilimonas luticola (Viulu et al. 2013) Xu et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geomobilimonas luticola (Viulu et al. 2013) Xu et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geobacter luticola 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 Geobacter.
  • 😷 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: Viulu S, Nakamura K, Okada Y, Saitou S, Takamizawa K. Geobacter luticola sp. nov., an Fe(III)-reducing bacterium isolated from lotus field mud. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:442-448. 🇯🇵

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