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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/sulfobacillus-sibiricusCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 782305