Name: Hydrogenobacter hydrogenophilus (Kryukov et al. 1984) Stöhr et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Calderobacterium hydrogenophilum Kryukov et al. 1984

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.no’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); from Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. hydrogenophilus, hydrogen loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 2913; INMI Z-829; JCM 8158; Z-829

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z30242 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stohr R, Waberski A, Volker H, Tindall BJ, Thomm M. Hydrogenothermus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, recognition of Calderobacterium hydrogenophilum as a member of the genus Hydrogenobacter and proposal of the reclassification of Hydrogenobacter acidophilus as Hydrogenobaculum acidophilum gen. nov., comb. nov., in the phylum 'Hydrogenobacter/Aquifex'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1853-1862.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Calderobacterium hydrogenophilum Kryukov et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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: Hydrogenobacter Kawasumi et al. 1984

Assigned by: Stohr R, Waberski A, Volker H, Tindall BJ, Thomm M. Hydrogenothermus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, recognition of Calderobacterium hydrogenophilum as a member of the genus Hydrogenobacter and proposal of the reclassification of Hydrogenobacter acidophilus as Hydrogenobaculum acidophilum gen. nov., comb. nov., in the phylum 'Hydrogenobacter/Aquifex'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1853-1862.

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