Species Rhodanobacter denitrificans

Name: Rhodanobacter denitrificans Prakash et al. 2012

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. masc. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-da-no-BAK-ter de-ni-TRI-fi-kans, masculine

Type strain: 2APBS1; DSM 23569; JCM 17641

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF719060 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Prakash O, Green SJ, Jasrotia P, Overholt WA, Canion A, Watson DB, Brooks SC, Kostka JE. Rhodanobacter denitrificans sp. nov., isolated from nitrate-rich zones of a contaminated aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2457-2462. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rhodanobacter Nalin et al. 1999

Assigned by: Prakash O, Green SJ, Jasrotia P, Overholt WA, Canion A, Watson DB, Brooks SC, Kostka JE. Rhodanobacter denitrificans sp. nov., isolated from nitrate-rich zones of a contaminated aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2457-2462. 🇺🇸

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