Species Thiomonas arsenitoxydans

Name: Thiomonas arsenitoxydans Slyemi et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.se.nit.o’xy.dans. N.L. masc. n. arsenis, arsenite; N.L. inf. v. oxydare, to oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, acid or sour an in combined words indicating oxigen; N.L. fem. part. adj. arsenitoxydans, arsenite-oxidizing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hi-O-mo-nas ar-se-nit-O-xy-dans, feminine

Type strain: 3As; CIP 110005; DSM 22701

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM492684 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Slyemi D, Moinier D, Brochier-Armanet C, Bonnefoy V, Johnson DB. Characteristics of a phylogenetically ambiguous, arsenic-oxidizing Thiomonas sp., Thiomonas arsenitoxydans strain 3As^T sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2011; 193:439-449. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 140. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1499-1501.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.25024 (N = 33).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Thiomonas Moreira and Amils 1997

Assigned by: Slyemi D, Moinier D, Brochier-Armanet C, Bonnefoy V, Johnson DB. Characteristics of a phylogenetically ambiguous, arsenic-oxidizing Thiomonas sp., Thiomonas arsenitoxydans strain 3As^T sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2011; 193:439-449. 🇫🇷

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