Name: Thiobacillus thiophilus Kellermann and Griebler 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o’phi.lus. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thiophilus, sulfur-loving

Pronunciation, gender: t^hi-O-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: D24TN; DSM 19892; JCM 15047

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU685841 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kellermann C, Griebler C. Thiobacillus thiophilus sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic, thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from contaminated aquifer sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:583-588.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1259-1261.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kellermann C, Griebler C. Thiobacillus thiophilus sp. nov., a chemolithoautotrophic, thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from contaminated aquifer sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:583-588.

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