Species Sulfurimonas indica

Name: Sulfurimonas indica Hu et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, where the type strain was first isolated (neuter indicum also as noun)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sul-fu-RI-mo-nas IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 15780; MCCC 1A13988; NW8N

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK615088 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hu Q, Wang S, Lai Q, Shao Z, Jiang L. Sulfurimonas indica sp. nov., a hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a hydrothermal sulfide chimney in the Northwest Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4575. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4725.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: KTCC 15780.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Sulfurimonas Inagaki et al. 2003

Assigned by: Hu Q, Wang S, Lai Q, Shao Z, Jiang L. Sulfurimonas indica sp. nov., a hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a hydrothermal sulfide chimney in the Northwest Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4575. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 15315