Name: Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans Koziaeva et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sul.fur.o.xi’dans. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; N.L. neut. part. adj. sulfuroxidans, pertaining to the ability to oxidize sulfur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sul-fur-o-KSI-dans, neuter

Type strain: DSM 23205; J10; VKM B-3486

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16S rRNA gene: FJ860937 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 213. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5997.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Magnetospirillum Schleifer et al. 1992

Assigned by: Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 36992