Name: Tetrathiobacter mimigardefordensis Wübbeler et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.mi.gar.de.for.den’sis. M.L. masc. adj. mimigardefordensis, of Mimegardefordum, a medieval name of Münster, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DPN7; DSM 17166; LMG 22922

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY880023 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wubbeler JH, Lutke-Eversloh T, Van Trappen S, Vandamme P, Steinbuchel A. Tetrathiobacter mimigardefordensis sp. nov., isolated from compost, a betaproteobacterium capable of utilizing the organic disulfide 3,3'-dithiodipropionic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1305-1310.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Advenella mimigardefordensis (Wübbeler et al. 2006) Gibello et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Advenella mimigardefordensis (Wübbeler et al. 2006) Gibello et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Tetrathiobacter mimigardefordensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Tetrathiobacter.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Tetrathiobacter Ghosh et al. 2005

Assigned by: Wubbeler JH, Lutke-Eversloh T, Van Trappen S, Vandamme P, Steinbuchel A. Tetrathiobacter mimigardefordensis sp. nov., isolated from compost, a betaproteobacterium capable of utilizing the organic disulfide 3,3'-dithiodipropionic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1305-1310.

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Record number: 782442