Name: Thiobacillus perometabolis London and Rittenberg 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.ro.me.ta’bo.lis. Gr. masc. adj. pêros, maimed; N.L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -metabolis, pertaining to metabolism; from Gr. fem. n. metabolê, transition, change; N.L. masc. adj. perometabolis, with a maimed metabolism

Pronunciation, gender: pe-ro-me-TA-bo-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23370; CIP 104403; DSM 18570; IAM 12132; IFO 14565; JCM 20426; LMG 8564; NBRC 14565; THI 23

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16S rRNA gene: AH001785 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: London J, Rittenberg SC. Thiobacillus perometabolis nov. sp., a non-autotrophic thiobacillus. Arch Mikrobiol 1967; 59:218-225.

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: Thiomonas perometabolis (London and Rittenberg 1967) Moreira and Amils 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiomonas perometabolis (London and Rittenberg 1967) Moreira and Amils 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Katayama-Fujimura and Kuraishi 1983 Katayama-Fujimura Y, Kuraishi H. Emendation of Thiobacillus perometabolis London and Rittenberg 1967. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:650-651.

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thiobacillus perometabolis 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: London J, Rittenberg SC. Thiobacillus perometabolis nov. sp., a non-autotrophic thiobacillus. Arch Mikrobiol 1967; 59:218-225.

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Record number: 785080