Name: Xanthobacter viscosus Doronina and Trotsenko 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vis.co’sus. L. masc. adj. viscosus, sticky

Pronunciation, gender: wis-KO-sus, masculine

Type strain: 7d; ATCC BAA-298; CIP 108462; DSM 21355; KCTC 12306; VKM B-2253

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16S rRNA gene: AF399970 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA. Reclassification of 'Blastobacter viscosus' 7d and 'Blastobacter aminooxidans' 14a as Xanthobacter viscosus sp. nov. and Xanthobacter aminoxidans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:179-182.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Reclassification of 'Blastobacter viscosus' 7d. Publication: Loginova NV, Trotsenko IuA. [Blastobacter viscosus, a new species of methanol-utilizing autotrophic bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1979; 48:785-792.
  • 🧍 Xanthobacter viscosus Doronina and Trotsenko 2003 was previously known as "Blastobacter viscosus" Loginova and Trotensko 1980. Publication: Loginova NV, Trotsenko IuA. [Blastobacter viscosus, a new species of methanol-utilizing autotrophic bacteria]. Mikrobiologiia 1979; 48:785-792.

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

Assigned by: Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA. Reclassification of 'Blastobacter viscosus' 7d and 'Blastobacter aminooxidans' 14a as Xanthobacter viscosus sp. nov. and Xanthobacter aminoxidans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:179-182.

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Record number: 785196