Name: Geobacter uraniireducens Shelobolina et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.ra.ni.i.re.du’cens. N.L. neut. n. uranium, uranium (U); L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and, in chemistry, converting to a reduced oxidation state; N.L. masc. part. adj. uraniireducens, reducing uranium

Pronunciation, gender: u-ra-ni-i-re-DU-kens, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1134; JCM 13001; Rf4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF527427 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shelobolina ES, Vrionis HA, Findlay RH, Lovley DR. Geobacter uraniireducens sp. nov., isolated from subsurface sediment undergoing uranium bioremediation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1075-1078.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Geotalea uraniireducens (Shelobolina et al. 2008) Waite et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geotalea uraniireducens (Shelobolina et al. 2008) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geobacter uraniireducens 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 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 14 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Shelobolina ES, Vrionis HA, Findlay RH, Lovley DR. Geobacter uraniireducens sp. nov., isolated from subsurface sediment undergoing uranium bioremediation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1075-1078.

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Record number: 787338