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

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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. part. adj. sulfidivorans, sulfide-consuming

Gender: 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

• 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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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Record number: 2559