Species "Nitrosovibrio tenuis"

Name: "Nitrosovibrio tenuis" Harms et al. 1976

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: te’nu.is. L. masc. adj. tenuis, slender

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ni-tro-so-WI-bri-o TE-nu-is, masculine

Nomenclatural type: stored in stock cultures in "Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Hamburg"

Original publication: Harms H, Koops HP, Wehrmann H. An ammonia-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosovibrio tenuis nov. gen. nov. sp. Arch Microbiol 1976; 108:105-111.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Nitrosovibrio" Harms et al. 1976. Publication: Harms H, Koops HP, Wehrmann H. An ammonia-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosovibrio tenuis nov. gen. nov. sp. Arch Microbiol 1976; 108:105-111.
  • 😷 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 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.

Parent taxon: "Nitrosovibrio" Harms et al. 1976

Assigned by: Harms H, Koops HP, Wehrmann H. An ammonia-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosovibrio tenuis nov. gen. nov. sp. Arch Microbiol 1976; 108:105-111.

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