Name: Geobacter psychrophilus Nevin et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: psy.chro’phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. psychrophilus, cold-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … psy-K^HRO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1013; DSM 16674; JCM 12644; P35

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY653549 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nevin KP, Holmes DE, Woodard TL, Hinlein ES, Ostendorf DW, Lovley DR. Geobacter bemidjiensis sp. nov. and Geobacter psychrophilus sp. nov., two novel Fe(III)-reducing subsurface isolates. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1667-1674. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2239-2241.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pseudopelobacter psychrophilus" (Nevin et al. 2005) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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.

Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Nevin KP, Holmes DE, Woodard TL, Hinlein ES, Ostendorf DW, Lovley DR. Geobacter bemidjiensis sp. nov. and Geobacter psychrophilus sp. nov., two novel Fe(III)-reducing subsurface isolates. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1667-1674. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 776472