Name: Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans Gridneva et al. 2011

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: sul.fi.di.vo’rans. N.L. neut. n. sulfidum, sulphide; L. pres. part. vorans, consuming; N.L. masc. part. adj. sulfidivorans, sulfide-consuming

Gender: masculine

Type strain: D-501; DSM 22545; VKM B-2573

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ871054 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gridneva E, Chernousova E, Dubinina G, Akimov V, Kuever J, Detkova E, Grabovich M. Taxonomic investigation of representatives of the genus Sphaerotilus: descriptions of Sphaerotilus montanus sp. nov., Sphaerotilus hippei sp. nov., Sphaerotilus natans subsp. natans subsp. nov. and Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans subsp. nov., and an emended description of the genus Sphaerotilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:916-925.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphaerotilus sulfidivorans (Gridneva et al. 2011) Grabovich et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• 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.

Parent taxon: Sphaerotilus natans Kützing 1833 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gridneva E, Chernousova E, Dubinina G, Akimov V, Kuever J, Detkova E, Grabovich M. Taxonomic investigation of representatives of the genus Sphaerotilus: descriptions of Sphaerotilus montanus sp. nov., Sphaerotilus hippei sp. nov., Sphaerotilus natans subsp. natans subsp. nov. and Sphaerotilus natans subsp. sulfidivorans subsp. nov., and an emended description of the genus Sphaerotilus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:916-925.

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Record number: 789173