Name: Ottowia thiooxydans Spring et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.o’xy.dans. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; N.L. pres. part. oxydans, oxidizing; N.L. fem. part. adj. thiooxydans, oxidizing sulfur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ot-TO-wi-a t^hi-o-O-xy-dans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 14619; JCM 11629; K11

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16S rRNA gene: AJ537466 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Spring S, Jackel U, Wagner M, Kampfer P. Ottowia thiooxydans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively anaerobic, N2O-producing bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and transfer of Aquaspirillum gracile to Hylemonella gracilis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:99-106. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ottowia Spring et al. 2004. Publication: Spring S, Jackel U, Wagner M, Kampfer P. Ottowia thiooxydans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively anaerobic, N2O-producing bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and transfer of Aquaspirillum gracile to Hylemonella gracilis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:99-106. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Ottowia Spring et al. 2004

Assigned by: Spring S, Jackel U, Wagner M, Kampfer P. Ottowia thiooxydans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively anaerobic, N2O-producing bacterium isolated from activated sludge, and transfer of Aquaspirillum gracile to Hylemonella gracilis gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:99-106. 🇩🇪

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