Name: Rhodanobacter aciditrophus Koh et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.di’tro.phus. L. neut. adj. acidum, an acid; from L. adj. acidus -a -um, sour; Gr. masc./fem. adj. trophos, feeder; from Gr. ind. v. trephô, to feed; N.L. masc. adj. aciditrophus, growing with acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-da-no-BAK-ter a-ki-DI-tro-p^hus, masculine

Type strain: JCM 30774; KCTC 42660; sjH1

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16S rRNA gene: KP126755 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Koh HW, Hong H, Min UG, Kang MS, Kim SG, Na JG, Rhee SK, Park SJ. Rhodanobacter aciditrophus sp. nov., an acidophilic bacterium isolated from mine wastewater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4574-4579. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.

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: Rhodanobacter Nalin et al. 1999

Assigned by: Koh HW, Hong H, Min UG, Kang MS, Kim SG, Na JG, Rhee SK, Park SJ. Rhodanobacter aciditrophus sp. nov., an acidophilic bacterium isolated from mine wastewater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4574-4579. 🇰🇷

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