Name: Thiobacillus albertis Bryant et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ber’tis. N.L. gen. fem. n. albertis, pertaining to Alberta, Canadian province of Alberta (sic)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-BER-tis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35403; DSM 14366

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX894725 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bryant RD, McGroarty KM, Costerton JW, Laishley EJ. Isolation and characterization of a new acidophilic Thiobacillus species (T. albertis). Can. J. Microbiol. 1983; 29:1159-1170.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Acidithiobacillus albertensis corrig. (Bryant et al. 1988) Kelly and Wood 2000

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidithiobacillus albertis (Bryant et al. 1988) Kelly and Wood 2000	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Acidithiobacillus albertensis corrig. (Bryant et al. 1988) Kelly and Wood 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thiobacillus albertis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Thiobacillus.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bryant RD, McGroarty KM, Costerton JW, Laishley EJ. Isolation and characterization of a new acidophilic Thiobacillus species (T. albertis). Can. J. Microbiol. 1983; 29:1159-1170.

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