Name: Thalassospira xianhensis Zhao et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xian.hen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. xianhensis, of or pertaining to Xianhe of Shangdong Province, China, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksian-HEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.6849; JCM 14850; P-4

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU017546 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhao B, Wang H, Li R, Mao X. Thalassospira xianhensis sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1125-1129. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1715-1716.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Zhao et al. 2010, the etymology does not mention that the epithet xianhensis is a neo-Latin adjective. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Thalassospira López-López et al. 2002

Assigned by: Zhao B, Wang H, Li R, Mao X. Thalassospira xianhensis sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading marine bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1125-1129. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 788533