Name: Thiobacillus concretivorus Parker 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.cre.ti’vo.rus. L. neut. adj. concretum, firm or solid matter; from L. masc. adj. concretus, thick, hard; L. v. voro, to eat, devour; N.L. masc. adj. concretivorus, concrete-devouring, concrete-destroying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hi-o-ba-KIL-lus kon-kre-TI-wo-rus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19703; NCIB 8345; NCIMB 8345

Effective publication: Parker CD. The corrosion of concrete. I. The isolation of a species of bacterium associated with the corrosion of concrete exposed to atmosphere containing hydrogen sulphide. Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science 1945; 23:81-90.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Kelly and Wood 2000

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiobacillus thiooxidans Waksman and Joffe 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Kelly and Wood 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acidithiobacillus concretivorus (Parker 1945) Boden and Hutt 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Kelly and Wood (2000), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Thiobacillus thiooxidans Waksman and Joffe 1922 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kelly DP, Wood AP. Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:511-516. 🇬🇧
  • ⏲ According to Kelly and Wood (2000), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (Waksman and Joffe 1922) Kelly and Wood 2000. Publication: Kelly DP, Wood AP. Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:511-516. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Thiobacillus concretivorus 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 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Parker CD. The corrosion of concrete. I. The isolation of a species of bacterium associated with the corrosion of concrete exposed to atmosphere containing hydrogen sulphide. Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science 1945; 23:81-90.

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