Name: Xanthobacter oligotrophicus Tikhonova et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.li.go.tro’phi.cus. Gr. masc. adj. oligos, little, small; Gr. masc./fem. adj. trophos, feeder; N.L. masc. adj. oligotrophicus, growing with low nutrient concentrations

Pronunciation, gender: o-li-go-TRO-p^hi-kus, masculine

Type strain: 29k; KCTC 72777; VKM B-3453

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MW553312 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tikhonova EN, Grouzdev DS, Kravchenko IK. Xanthobacter oligotrophicus sp.nov., isolated from paper mill sewage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4972.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5057.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Xanthobacter Wiegel et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tikhonova EN, Grouzdev DS, Kravchenko IK. Xanthobacter oligotrophicus sp.nov., isolated from paper mill sewage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4972.

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Record number: 20425