Species Thermovibrio ammonificans

Name: Thermovibrio ammonificans Vetriani et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: am.mo.ni’fi.cans. N.L. neut. n. ammonium, ammonium; L. suff. -ficans, making; from L. v. facio, facere, to make; N.L. masc. part. adj. ammonificans, ammonifying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^her-mo-WI-bri-o am-mo-NI-fi-kans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 15698; HB-1; JCM 12110

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY263403 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vetriani C, Speck MD, Ellor SV, Lutz RA, Starovoytov V. Thermovibrio ammonificans sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithotrophic, nitrate-ammonifying bacterium from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:175-181. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01594 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 20 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thermovibrio Huber et al. 2002

Assigned by: Vetriani C, Speck MD, Ellor SV, Lutz RA, Starovoytov V. Thermovibrio ammonificans sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithotrophic, nitrate-ammonifying bacterium from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:175-181. 🇺🇸

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