Name: Leptospirillum ferrooxidans (ex Markosyan 1972) Hippe 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: fer.ro.o.xi’dans. L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; N.L. v. oxido, oxidize; N.L. neut. part. adj. ferrooxidans, iron-oxidizing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fer-ro-o-KSI-dans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29047; DSM 2705; L15; VKM B-1339

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: X86776 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hippe H. Leptospirillum gen. nov. (ex Markosyan 1972), nom. rev., including Leptospirillum ferrooxidans sp. nov. (ex Markosyan 1972), nom. rev. and Leptospirillum thermoferrooxidans sp. nov. (Golovacheva et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:501-503. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Leptospirillum (ex Markosyan 1972) Hippe 2000. Publication: Hippe H. Leptospirillum gen. nov. (ex Markosyan 1972), nom. rev., including Leptospirillum ferrooxidans sp. nov. (ex Markosyan 1972), nom. rev. and Leptospirillum thermoferrooxidans sp. nov. (Golovacheva et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:501-503. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 104 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Leptospirillum (ex Markosyan 1972) Hippe 2000

Assigned by: Hippe H. Leptospirillum gen. nov. (ex Markosyan 1972), nom. rev., including Leptospirillum ferrooxidans sp. nov. (ex Markosyan 1972), nom. rev. and Leptospirillum thermoferrooxidans sp. nov. (Golovacheva et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:501-503. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 777513