Species Sphaerotilus sulfidivorans

Name: Sphaerotilus sulfidivorans (Gridneva et al. 2011) Grabovich et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans Gridneva et al. 2011

Etymology: sul.fi.di’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. sulfidum, sulfide; L. pres. part. vorans, consuming; N.L. masc. part. adj. sulfidivorans, sulfide-consuming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sp^ha͡e-ro-TI-lus sul-fi-DI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: D-501; DSM 22545; VKM B-2573

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ871054 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Grabovich MY, Smolyakov DD, Beletsky AV, Mardanov AV, Gureeva MV, Markov ND, Rudenko TS, Ravin NV. Reclassification of Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans Gridneva et al. 2011 as Sphaerotilus sulfidivorans sp. nov. and comparative genome analysis of the genus Sphaerotilus. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:1595-1599. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans Gridneva et al. 2011

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans Gridneva et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sphaerotilus sulfidivorans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sphaerotilus.
  • 😷 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: Sphaerotilus Kützing 1833 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Grabovich MY, Smolyakov DD, Beletsky AV, Mardanov AV, Gureeva MV, Markov ND, Rudenko TS, Ravin NV. Reclassification of Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans Gridneva et al. 2011 as Sphaerotilus sulfidivorans sp. nov. and comparative genome analysis of the genus Sphaerotilus. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:1595-1599. 🇷🇺

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