Name: Thiomonas intermedia (London 1963) Moreira and Amils 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thiobacillus intermedius London 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: in.ter.me’di.a. L. fem. adj. intermedia, that is between, intermediate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … in-ter-ME-di-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15466; CIP 104401; DSM 18155; IFO 14564; JCM 20425; NBRC 14564

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY455809 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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiobacillus intermedius London 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thiomonas Moreira and Amils 1997. 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. 🇪🇸
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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. — 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 15 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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Record number: 782762