Name: Persephonella hydrogeniphila Nakagawa et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); from Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. hydrogeniphila, hydrogen-loving, because growth depends on hydrogen

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 29W; DSM 15103; JCM 11663

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB086419 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nakagawa S, Takai K, Horikoshi K, Sako Y. Persephonella hydrogeniphila sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:863-869.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Persephonella Götz et al. 2002

Assigned by: Nakagawa S, Takai K, Horikoshi K, Sako Y. Persephonella hydrogeniphila sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:863-869.

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