Name: Sulfuriferula multivorans Watanabe et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mul.ti’vo.rans. L. masc. adj. multus, many; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, eating; N.L. fem. part. adj. multivorans, devouring various substrates

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sul-fu-ri-FE-ru-la mul-TI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: DSM 29343; NBRC 110683; TTN

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC005593 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe T, Kojima H, Fukui M. Sulfuriferula multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater lake, reclassification of 'Thiobacillus plumbophilus' as Sulfuriferula plumbophilus sp. nov., and description of Sulfuricellaceae fam. nov. and Sulfuricellales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1504-1508. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2343-2344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfuriferula Watanabe et al. 2015. Publication: Watanabe T, Kojima H, Fukui M. Sulfuriferula multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater lake, reclassification of 'Thiobacillus plumbophilus' as Sulfuriferula plumbophilus sp. nov., and description of Sulfuricellaceae fam. nov. and Sulfuricellales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1504-1508. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Sulfuriferula Watanabe et al. 2015

Assigned by: Watanabe T, Kojima H, Fukui M. Sulfuriferula multivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater lake, reclassification of 'Thiobacillus plumbophilus' as Sulfuriferula plumbophilus sp. nov., and description of Sulfuricellaceae fam. nov. and Sulfuricellales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1504-1508. 🇯🇵

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