Name: Thiomicrospira pelophila Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. pêlos, mud; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. pelophila, mud-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27801; DSM 1534

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L40809 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kuenen JG, Veldkamp H. Thiomicrospira pelophila, gen. n., sp. n., a new obligately chemolithotrophic colourless sulfur bacterium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1972; 38:241-256.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thiomicrospira Kuenen and Veldkamp 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kuenen JG, Veldkamp H. Thiomicrospira pelophila, gen. n., sp. n., a new obligately chemolithotrophic colourless sulfur bacterium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1972; 38:241-256.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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

Assigned by: Kuenen JG, Veldkamp H. Thiomicrospira pelophila, gen. n., sp. n., a new obligately chemolithotrophic colourless sulfur bacterium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1972; 38:241-256.

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Record number: 782753