Name: Thioclava nitratireducens Liu et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tra.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. masc. n. nitras (gen. nitratis), nitrate; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and (in chemistry) converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitratireducens, nitrate-reducing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ni-tra-ti-re-DU-kens, feminine

Type strain: 25B10_4; LMG 29614; MCCC 1A07302

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX618935 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu Y, Lai Q, Shao Z. Thioclava nitratireducens sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2109-2113. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Thioclava Sorokin et al. 2005

Assigned by: Liu Y, Lai Q, Shao Z. Thioclava nitratireducens sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2109-2113. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 795532