Name: Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus Alain et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend; N.L. masc. adj. hydrogeniphilus, hydrogen-liking, referring to its ability to grow lithotrophically on H

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hy-dro-ge-NI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: AM1116; CIP 107140; DSM 14510

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16S rRNA gene: AJ309655 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Alain K, Querellou J, Lesongeur F, Pignet P, Crassous P, Raguenes G, Cueff V, Cambon-Bonavita MA. Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1317-1323. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Caminibacter Alain et al. 2002. Publication: Alain K, Querellou J, Lesongeur F, Pignet P, Crassous P, Raguenes G, Cueff V, Cambon-Bonavita MA. Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1317-1323. 🇫🇷
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Caminibacter Alain et al. 2002

Assigned by: Alain K, Querellou J, Lesongeur F, Pignet P, Crassous P, Raguenes G, Cueff V, Cambon-Bonavita MA. Caminibacter hydrogeniphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium isolated from an East Pacific Rise hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1317-1323. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 774367