Species Thiobacillus thyasiris

Name: Thiobacillus thyasiris Wood and Kelly 1995

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: thy.a.si’ris. N.L. fem. n. Thyasira, a genus of the bivalve mollusk family of the Thyasiridae; N.L. gen. fem. n. thyasiris, of Thyasira, isolated from Thyasira flexuosa [probably better: thyasirae]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hi-o-ba-KIL-lus t^hy-a-SI-ris, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51452; DSM 5322; TG-2

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF016046 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Wood AP, Kelly DP. Isolation and physiological characterisation of Thiobacillus thyasiris sp. nov., a novel marine facultative autotroph and the putative symbiont to Thyasira flexuosa. Arch. Microbiol. 1989; 152:160-166. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 53. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:418-419.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Thiobacillus thyasirae corrig. Wood and Kelly 1995

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiobacillus thyasirae corrig. Wood and Kelly 1995	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Thiomicrospira thyasirae corrig. (Wood and Kelly 1995) Wood and Kelly 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wood AP, Kelly DP. Isolation and physiological characterisation of Thiobacillus thyasiris sp. nov., a novel marine facultative autotroph and the putative symbiont to Thyasira flexuosa. Arch. Microbiol. 1989; 152:160-166. 🇬🇧

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