Name: Paucibacter toxinivorans Rapala et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: to.xi.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. toxinum, toxin; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. toxinivorans, eating toxins, pertaining to its ability to degrade cyanobacterial hepatotoxins

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … to-ksi-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: 2C20; DSM 16998; HAMBI 2767; VYH 193597

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY515390 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rapala J, Berg KA, Lyra C, Niemi RM, Manz W, Suomalainen S, Paulin L, Lahti K. Paucibacter toxinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium that degrades cyclic cyanobacterial hepatotoxins microcystins and nodularin. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1563-1568. 🇫🇮

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2239-2241.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Roseateles toxinivorans (Rapala et al. 2005) Liu et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Roseateles toxinivorans (Rapala et al. 2005) Liu et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paucibacter Rapala et al. 2005. Publication: Rapala J, Berg KA, Lyra C, Niemi RM, Manz W, Suomalainen S, Paulin L, Lahti K. Paucibacter toxinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium that degrades cyclic cyanobacterial hepatotoxins microcystins and nodularin. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1563-1568. 🇫🇮
  • ❗ Paucibacter toxinivorans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Paucibacter.
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Paucibacter Rapala et al. 2005

Assigned by: Rapala J, Berg KA, Lyra C, Niemi RM, Manz W, Suomalainen S, Paulin L, Lahti K. Paucibacter toxinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium that degrades cyclic cyanobacterial hepatotoxins microcystins and nodularin. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1563-1568. 🇫🇮

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Record number: 779189