Name: Sulfuriferula nivalis Kojima et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.va’lis. L. fem. adj. nivalis, of snow

Pronunciation, gender: ni-WA-lis, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 81185; DSM 109609; SGTM

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC509512 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kojima H, Mochizuki J, Fukui M. Sulfuriferula nivalis sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from snow and emended description of Sulfuriferula plumbiphila. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3273-3277.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08523 (N = 1).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sulfuriferula Watanabe et al. 2015

Assigned by: Kojima H, Mochizuki J, Fukui M. Sulfuriferula nivalis sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from snow and emended description of Sulfuriferula plumbiphila. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3273-3277.

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Record number: 7618