Species Thiomonas cuprina

Name: Thiomonas cuprina Moreira and Amils 1997

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: cu’pri.na. L. neut. n. cuprum, copper; L. adj. suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; L. fem. adj. cuprina, belonging to copper, describing its ability to extract copper ions from ores

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^hi-O-mo-nas KU-pri-na, feminine

Type strain: DSM 5495; Hö5; NBRC 102094; NBRC 102145

16S rRNA gene: AB331953 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moreira D, Amils R. Phylogeny of Thiobacillus cuprinus and other mixotrophic thiobacilli: proposal for Thiomonas gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:522-528. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:917-919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Thiomonas delicata (Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1984 ex Mizoguchi et al. 1976) Kelly and Wood 2006

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiobacillus delicatus (ex Mizoguchi et al. 1976) Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thiobacillus cuprinus Huber and Stetter 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, belated name
    Thiomonas delicata (Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1984 ex Mizoguchi et al. 1976) Kelly and Wood 2006	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Kelly et al. 2007 Kelly DP, Uchino Y, Huber H, Amils R, Wood AP. Reassessment of the phylogenetic relationships of Thiomonas cuprina. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2720-2724. 🇬🇧 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:313-314.

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Battaglia-Brunet et al. (2011), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Thiomonas delicata (Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1984 ex Mizoguchi et al. 1976) Kelly and Wood 2006. Publication: Battaglia-Brunet F, El Achbouni H, Quemeneur M, Hallberg KB, Kelly DP, Joulian C. Proposal that the arsenite-oxidizing organisms Thiomonas cuprina and 'Thiomonas arsenivorans' be reclassified as strains of Thiomonas delicata, and emended description of Thiomonas delicata. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2816-2821. 🇫🇷
  • ⏲ According to Battaglia-Brunet et al. (2011), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Thiobacillus delicatus (ex Mizoguchi et al. 1976) Katayama-Fujimura et al. 1984. Publication: Battaglia-Brunet F, El Achbouni H, Quemeneur M, Hallberg KB, Kelly DP, Joulian C. Proposal that the arsenite-oxidizing organisms Thiomonas cuprina and 'Thiomonas arsenivorans' be reclassified as strains of Thiomonas delicata, and emended description of Thiomonas delicata. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2816-2821. 🇫🇷
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:476-477.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Thiomonas cuprina 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 Thiomonas.
  • 😷 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 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Moreira; Amils proposed: Thiomonas cuprina (Huber; Stetter) Moreira; Amils 1997; comb. nov. (basonym: "Thiobacillus cuprinus" Huber; Stetter 1990); but the name "Thiobacillus cuprinus" has never been validated! — 🧍 Moreira and Amils proposed: Thiomonas cuprina (Huber and Stetter) Moreira and Amils 1997, comb. nov. (basonym: "Thiobacillus cuprinus" Huber and Stetter 1990); but the name "Thiobacillus cuprinus" has never been validated! Publication: Huber H, Stetter KO. Thiobacillus cuprinus sp. nov., a Novel Facultatively Organotrophic Metal-Mobilizing Bacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 1990; 56:315-322. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 In the paper by Moreira and Amils 1997, Thiomonas cuprina is cited as Thiomonas cuprina (Huber and Stetter) Moreira and Amils 1997, comb. nov. (basonym: "Thiobacillus cuprinus" Huber and Stetter 1990). However, the name "Thiobacillus cuprinus" has never been validly published. Consequently, the original proposal Thiomonas cuprina comb. nov. is changed to Thiomonas cuprina sp. nov. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:917-919.

Parent taxon: Thiomonas Moreira and Amils 1997

Assigned by: Moreira D, Amils R. Phylogeny of Thiobacillus cuprinus and other mixotrophic thiobacilli: proposal for Thiomonas gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:522-528. 🇪🇸

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