Name: Sulfobacillus sibiricus Melamud et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.bi’ri.cus. N.L. masc. adj. sibiricus, pertaining to Siberia (region in northwestern Asia, the name said to come from Sibir, ancient Tatar fortress at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 17363; N1; VKM B-2280

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AY079150 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Melamud VS, Pivovarova TA, Turova TP, Kolganova TV, Osipov GA, Lysenko AM, Kondrat'eva TF, Karavaiko GI. [Sulfobacillus sibiricus sp. nov., a new moderately thermophilic bacterium]. Mikrobiologiia 2003; 72:681-688.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 108. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:499-500.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession number DSM 17363 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 108. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:499-500.

Parent taxon: Sulfobacillus Golovacheva and Karavaiko 1991

Assigned by: Melamud VS, Pivovarova TA, Turova TP, Kolganova TV, Osipov GA, Lysenko AM, Kondrat'eva TF, Karavaiko GI. [Sulfobacillus sibiricus sp. nov., a new moderately thermophilic bacterium]. Mikrobiologiia 2003; 72:681-688.

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Record number: 782305