Name: Nisaea nitritireducens Urios et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tri.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. masc. n. nitris, nitrite; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and (in chemistry) converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitritireducens, reducing nitrite

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ni-tri-ti-re-DU-kens, feminine

Type strain: CIP 109601; DR41_18; DSM 19540; OOB 128

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ665839 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Urios L, Michotey V, Intertaglia L, Lesongeur F, Lebaron P. Nisaea denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov. and Nisaea nitritireducens sp. nov., two novel members of the class Alphaproteobacteria from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2336-2341. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Nisaea Urios et al. 2008

Assigned by: Urios L, Michotey V, Intertaglia L, Lesongeur F, Lebaron P. Nisaea denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov. and Nisaea nitritireducens sp. nov., two novel members of the class Alphaproteobacteria from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2336-2341. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 786628