Name: Thiobacillus versutus Harrison 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ver.su’tus. L. masc. adj. versutus, versatile

Pronunciation, gender: wer-SU-tus, masculine

Type strain: A2; ATCC 25364; CIP 107117; DSM 582; IAM 12814; IFO 14567; JCM 20754; NBRC 14567; NCCB 80062; NCCB 81078; THI O41; VKM B-2163

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16S rRNA gene: Y16931 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Harrison Jr. AP. Genomic and physiological comparisons between heterotrophic thiobacilli and Acidiphilium cryptum, Thiobacillus versutus sp. nov., and Thiobacillus acidophilus nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:211-217.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Paracoccus versutus (Harrison 1983) Katayama et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiobacillus rapidicrescens Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Paracoccus versutus (Harrison 1983) Katayama et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thiobacillus versutus 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 68 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Harrison Jr. AP. Genomic and physiological comparisons between heterotrophic thiobacilli and Acidiphilium cryptum, Thiobacillus versutus sp. nov., and Thiobacillus acidophilus nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:211-217.

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Record number: 782724