Name: Sterolibacterium denitrificans Tarlera and Denner 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. neut. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-354; Chol-1S; DSM 13999

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16S rRNA gene: AJ306683 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tarlera S, Denner EB. Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the beta-Proteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1085-1091.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1703-1705.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sterolibacterium Tarlera and Denner 2003. Publication: Tarlera S, Denner EB. Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the beta-Proteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1085-1091.
  • 😷 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 30 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sterolibacterium Tarlera and Denner 2003

Assigned by: Tarlera S, Denner EB. Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the beta-Proteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1085-1091.

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Record number: 781271