Species Nitrosospira lacus

Name: Nitrosospira lacus Urakawa et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: la’cus. L. gen. masc. n. lacus, of a lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ni-tro-so-SPI-ra LA-kus, feminine

Type strain: APG3; ATCC BAA-2542; LMG 27536; NCIMB 14869

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC477402 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Urakawa H, Garcia JC, Nielsen JL, Le VQ, Kozlowski JA, Stein LY, Lim CK, Pommerening-Roser A, Martens-Habbena W, Stahl DA, et al. Nitrosospira lacus sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, ammonia-oxidizing bacterium from sandy lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:242-250. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Nitrosospira Winogradsky and Winogradsky 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Urakawa H, Garcia JC, Nielsen JL, Le VQ, Kozlowski JA, Stein LY, Lim CK, Pommerening-Roser A, Martens-Habbena W, Stahl DA, et al. Nitrosospira lacus sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, ammonia-oxidizing bacterium from sandy lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:242-250. 🇺🇸

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