Name: Sphaerotilus mobilis (Spring et al. 1997) Liu et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Leptothrix mobilis Spring et al. 1997

Etymology: mo’bi.lis. L. masc. adj. mobilis, movable, motile

Pronunciation, gender: MO-bi-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 10617; Feox-1; LMG 17066

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X97071 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leptothrix mobilis Spring et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sphaerotilus Kützing 1833 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Liu Y, Du J, Pei T, Du H, Feng GD, Zhu H. Genome-based taxonomic classification of the closest-to-Comamonadaceae group supports a new family Sphaerotilaceae fam. nov. and taxonomic revisions. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126352.

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Record number: 36213