Name: Rhodanobacter thiooxydans Lee et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.o’xy.dans. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sharp, acid; N.L. v. oxydo, to make acid, to oxidize; N.L. masc. part. adj. thiooxydans, oxidizing sulfur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-da-no-BAK-ter t^hi-o-O-xy-dans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18863; KCTC 12771; LCS2

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16S rRNA gene: AB286179 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee CS, Kim KK, Aslam Z, Lee ST. Rhodanobacter thiooxydans sp. nov., isolated from a biofilm on sulfur particles used in an autotrophic denitrification process. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1775-1779. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.

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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rhodanobacter Nalin et al. 1999

Assigned by: Lee CS, Kim KK, Aslam Z, Lee ST. Rhodanobacter thiooxydans sp. nov., isolated from a biofilm on sulfur particles used in an autotrophic denitrification process. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1775-1779. 🇰🇷

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