Name: Thermodesulfovibrio autotrophicus Maltseva et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au.to.tro’phi.cus. N.L. masc. adj. autotrophicus, autotrophic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o a͡u-to-TRO-p^hi-kus, masculine

Type strain: 3907-1M; DSM 112797; JCM 39445; UQM 41601; VKM B-3594

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16S rRNA gene: CP144373 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Maltseva AI, Elcheninov AG, Klyukina AA, Pimenov NV, Novikov AA, Lebedinsky AV, Frolov EN. Thermodesulfovibrio autotrophicus sp. nov., the first autotrophic representative of the widespread sulfate-reducing genus Thermodesulfovibrio, and Thermodesulfovibrio obliviosus sp. nov. that has lost this ability. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126561. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 223. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermodesulfovibrio Henry et al. 1994

Assigned by: Maltseva AI, Elcheninov AG, Klyukina AA, Pimenov NV, Novikov AA, Lebedinsky AV, Frolov EN. Thermodesulfovibrio autotrophicus sp. nov., the first autotrophic representative of the widespread sulfate-reducing genus Thermodesulfovibrio, and Thermodesulfovibrio obliviosus sp. nov. that has lost this ability. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126561. 🇷🇺

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