Name: Lebetimonas acidiphila Takai et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.di’phi.la. L. masc. adj. acidus, sour; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. acidiphila, acid-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-be-TI-mo-nas a-ki-DI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 16356; JCM 12420; Pd55

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16S rRNA gene: AB167820 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takai K, Hirayama H, Nakagawa T, Suzuki Y, Nealson KH, Horikoshi K. Lebetimonas acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, acidophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph within the 'Epsilonproteobacteria', isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal fumarole in the Mariana Arc. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:183-189. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lebetimonas Takai et al. 2005. Publication: Takai K, Hirayama H, Nakagawa T, Suzuki Y, Nealson KH, Horikoshi K. Lebetimonas acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, acidophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph within the 'Epsilonproteobacteria', isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal fumarole in the Mariana Arc. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:183-189. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lebetimonas Takai et al. 2005

Assigned by: Takai K, Hirayama H, Nakagawa T, Suzuki Y, Nealson KH, Horikoshi K. Lebetimonas acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, acidophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph within the 'Epsilonproteobacteria', isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal fumarole in the Mariana Arc. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:183-189. 🇯🇵

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