Name: Thermogemmatispora carboxidivorans King and King 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: car.bo.xi.di’vo.rans. N.L. neut. adj. carboxidum, carbon monoxide; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. carboxidivorans, carbon monoxide-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kar-bo-ksi-DI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2534; DSM 45816; PM5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF193526 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: King CE, King GM. Description of Thermogemmatispora carboxidivorans sp. nov., a carbon-monoxide-oxidizing member of the class Ktedonobacteria isolated from a geothermally heated biofilm, and analysis of carbon monoxide oxidation by members of the class Ktedonobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1244-1251. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thermogemmatispora Yabe et al. 2011

Assigned by: King CE, King GM. Description of Thermogemmatispora carboxidivorans sp. nov., a carbon-monoxide-oxidizing member of the class Ktedonobacteria isolated from a geothermally heated biofilm, and analysis of carbon monoxide oxidation by members of the class Ktedonobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1244-1251. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 791717