Name: Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans Muller et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.se.nic.o.xy’dans. N.L. neut. adj. arsenicum, arsenic; N.L. inf. v. oxydare, to oxidize; N.L. fem. part. adj. arsenicoxydans, arsenic-oxidizing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ar-se-nik-o-KSY-dans, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7303; DSM 17148; LMG 22961; ULPAs1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY728038 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Muller D, Simeonova DD, Riegel P, Mangenot S, Koechler S, Lievremont D, Bertin PN, Lett MC. Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans sp. nov., a metalloresistant bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1765-1769. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 18 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The Latin word arsenicum, which appears in the etymology, is a "L. n"., not a "N.L. n." as cited by Muller et al. 2006. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Herminiimonas Fernandes et al. 2005

Assigned by: Muller D, Simeonova DD, Riegel P, Mangenot S, Koechler S, Lievremont D, Bertin PN, Lett MC. Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans sp. nov., a metalloresistant bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1765-1769. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 785313