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Species Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens
Name: Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens Finkmann et al. 2000
Etymology: ni.tri.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. gen. masc. n. nitritis, nitrite; L. inf. v. reducere, to reduce; L. pres. part. reducens, reducing; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitritireducens, reducing nitrite
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ni-tri-ti-re-DU-kens, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-12; CCUG 46888; CIP 107228; DSM 12575; GCA_001431425.1T; JCM 13311; L2; LMG 22074
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ012229
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Finkmann W, Altendorf K, Stackebrandt E, Lipski A. Characterization of N2O-producing Xanthomonas-like isolates from biofilters as Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens sp. nov., Luteimonas mephitis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas broegbernensis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:273-282. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Parastenotrophomonas nitritireducens" (Finkmann et al. 2000) Chauviat et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02809 (N = 11).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Stenotrophomonas Palleroni and Bradbury 1993
Assigned by:
Finkmann W, Altendorf K, Stackebrandt E, Lipski A. Characterization of N2O-producing Xanthomonas-like isolates from biofilters as Stenotrophomonas nitritireducens sp. nov., Luteimonas mephitis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas broegbernensis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:273-282. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 781250
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