Name: Thauera butanivorans (ex Takahashi et al. 1980) Dubbels et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: bu.tan.i.vo’rans. N.L. neut. n. butanum, butane; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. butanivorans, butane-devouring

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43655; Bu-B1211; DSM 2080; IAM 12574; JCM 20651

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021377 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dubbels BL, Sayavedra-Soto LA, Bottomley PJ, Arp DJ. Thauera butanivorans sp. nov., a C2-C9 alkane-oxidizing bacterium previously referred to as 'Pseudomonas butanovora'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1576-1578.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2381-2382.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pseudomonas butanovora" Takahashi 1980	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Thauera butanivorans Dubbels et al. 2009 was previously known as "Pseudomonas butanovora" Takahashi et al. 1980. Publication: Takahashi J, Ichikawa Y, Sagae H, Komura I, Kanou H, Yamada K. Isolation and identification of n-butane-assimilating bacterium. Agric. Biol. Chem. 1980; 44:1835-1840.

Parent taxon: Thauera Macy et al. 1993

Assigned by: Dubbels BL, Sayavedra-Soto LA, Bottomley PJ, Arp DJ. Thauera butanivorans sp. nov., a C2-C9 alkane-oxidizing bacterium previously referred to as 'Pseudomonas butanovora'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1576-1578.

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Record number: 787958