Name: Sulfurivermis fontis Kojima et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fon’tis. L. gen. masc. n. fontis, of a spring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FON-tis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 104776; JG42; NBRC 112696

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16S rRNA gene: LC225746 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfurivermis fontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur-oxidizing autotroph, and proposal of Thioprofundaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3458-3461. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sulfurivermis Kojima et al. 2017. Publication: Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfurivermis fontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur-oxidizing autotroph, and proposal of Thioprofundaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3458-3461. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sulfurivermis Kojima et al. 2017

Assigned by: Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfurivermis fontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur-oxidizing autotroph, and proposal of Thioprofundaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3458-3461. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 795898