Name: Thiomicrospira hydrogeniphila Watsuji et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni’phi.la. Gr. neut. n. hydôr (gen. hydatos), water; Gr. inf. v. gennaein, to produce; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. hydrogeniphila, hydrogen-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hy-dro-ge-NI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 100274; JCM 30760; MAS 2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC010781 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watsuji TO, Hada E, Miyazaki M, Ichimura M, Takai K. Thiomicrospira hydrogeniphila sp. nov., an aerobic, hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a seawater tank containing a block of beef tallow. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3688-3693. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4921-4923.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Thiomicrorhabdus hydrogeniphila (Watsuji et al. 2016) Boden et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiomicrorhabdus hydrogeniphila (Watsuji et al. 2016) Boden et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Thiomicrospira hydrogeniphila 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 Thiomicrospira.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thiomicrospira Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Watsuji TO, Hada E, Miyazaki M, Ichimura M, Takai K. Thiomicrospira hydrogeniphila sp. nov., an aerobic, hydrogen- and sulfur-oxidizing chemolithoautotroph isolated from a seawater tank containing a block of beef tallow. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3688-3693. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 794610