Name: Leptothrix mobilis Spring et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo’bi.lis. L. masc./fem. adj. mobilis, movable, motile

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 10617; Feox-1; LMG 17066

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X97071 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Spring S, Kämpfer P, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH. Polyphasic characterization of the genus Leptothrix: new descriptions of Leptothrix mobilis sp. nov. and Leptothrix discophora sp. nov. nom. rev. and emended description of Leptothrix cholodnii emend. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1996; 19:634-643.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 61. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:601-602.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphaerotilus mobilis (Spring et al. 1997) Liu et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphaerotilus mobilis (Spring et al. 1997) Liu et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leptothrix mobilis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Leptothrix.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Spring S, Kämpfer P, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH. Polyphasic characterization of the genus Leptothrix: new descriptions of Leptothrix mobilis sp. nov. and Leptothrix discophora sp. nov. nom. rev. and emended description of Leptothrix cholodnii emend. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1996; 19:634-643.

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