Name: Sulfurimonas indica Hu et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, where the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 15780; MCCC 1A13988; NW8N

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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

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: KTCC 15780.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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