Name: Thiofractor thiocamini corrig. Makita et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.ca.mi’ni. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur (keeps -o); L. masc. n. caminus, chimney; N.L. gen. masc. n. thiocamini, isolated from sulfur-rich chimney

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hi-o-FRAK-tor t^hi-o-ka-MI-ni, masculine

Type strain: 496Chim; DSM 22050; JCM 15747; NBRC 105224

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16S rRNA gene: AB675079 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Makita H, Nakagawa S, Miyazaki M, Nakamura K, Inagaki F, Takai K. Thiofractor thiocaminus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hydrogen-oxidizing, sulfur-reducing epsilonproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney in the Nikko Seamount field of the northern Mariana Arc. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:785-794. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiofractor thiocaminus Makita et al. 2025	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thiofractor Makita et al. 2025. Publication: Makita H, Nakagawa S, Miyazaki M, Nakamura K, Inagaki F, Takai K. Thiofractor thiocaminus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hydrogen-oxidizing, sulfur-reducing epsilonproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney in the Nikko Seamount field of the northern Mariana Arc. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:785-794. 🇯🇵
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-04-09.

Parent taxon: Thiofractor Makita et al. 2025

Assigned by: Makita H, Nakagawa S, Miyazaki M, Nakamura K, Inagaki F, Takai K. Thiofractor thiocaminus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hydrogen-oxidizing, sulfur-reducing epsilonproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney in the Nikko Seamount field of the northern Mariana Arc. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:785-794. 🇯🇵

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