Species Nitrosopumilus zosterae

Name: Nitrosopumilus zosterae Nakagawa et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: zos’te.rae. N.L. gen. fem. n. zosterae, of the eelgrass Zostera

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ni-tro-so-PU-mi-lus ZOS-te-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-147; NBRC 111181; NM25

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC571517 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nakagawa T, Koji M, Hosoyama A, Yamazoe A, Tsuchiya Y, Ueda S, Takahashi R, Stahl DA. Nitrosopumilus zosterae sp. nov., an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing archaeon of phylum Thaumarchaeota isolated from coastal eelgrass sediments of Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4961. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5057.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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: Nitrosopumilus Qin et al. 2017

Assigned by: Nakagawa T, Koji M, Hosoyama A, Yamazoe A, Tsuchiya Y, Ueda S, Takahashi R, Stahl DA. Nitrosopumilus zosterae sp. nov., an autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing archaeon of phylum Thaumarchaeota isolated from coastal eelgrass sediments of Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4961. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 20404