Name: Hydrogenovibrio marinus Nishihara et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. marinus, marine, of the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hy-dro-ge-no-WI-bri-o ma-RI-nus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 11271; JCM 7688; MH-110

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16S rRNA gene: D86374 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nishihara H, Igarashi Y, Kodama T. Hydrogenovibrio marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine obligately chemolithoautotrophic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:130-133. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:457-458.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Hydrogenovibrio Nishihara et al. 1991. Publication: Nishihara H, Igarashi Y, Kodama T. Hydrogenovibrio marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine obligately chemolithoautotrophic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:130-133. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 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 30 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Hydrogenovibrio Nishihara et al. 1991

Assigned by: Nishihara H, Igarashi Y, Kodama T. Hydrogenovibrio marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine obligately chemolithoautotrophic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:130-133. 🇯🇵

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