Name: Thauera mechernichensis Scholten et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.cher.ni.chen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. mechernichensis, pertaining to Mechernich, Germany, the site of isolation of the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-k^her-ni-K^HEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700857; CCUG 48884; CIP 106978; DSM 12266; TL1; TLI

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16S rRNA gene: Y17590 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Scholten E, Lukow T, Auling G, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey FA, Diekmann H. Thauera mechernichensis sp. nov., an aerobic denitrifier from a leachate treatment plant. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1045-1051. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thauera Macy et al. 1993

Assigned by: Scholten E, Lukow T, Auling G, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey FA, Diekmann H. Thauera mechernichensis sp. nov., an aerobic denitrifier from a leachate treatment plant. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1045-1051. 🇩🇪

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