Name: Salipiger thiooxidans (Sorokin et al. 2006) Wirth and Whitman 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Citreicella thiooxidans Sorokin et al. 2006

Etymology: thi.o.o.xi’dans. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; N.L. v. oxido, oxidize; N.L. masc. part. adj. thiooxidans, oxidizing sulfur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^hi-o-o-KSI-dans, masculine

Type strain: CHLG 1; DSM 10146; UNIQEM U228

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MW198160 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Citreicella thiooxidans Sorokin et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00585 (N = 119).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Salipiger Martínez-Cánovas et al. 2004

Assigned by: Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411. 🇺🇸

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