Name: Leptothrix mobilis Spring et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo’bi.lis. L. fem. adj. mobilis, movable, motile

Pronunciation, gender: MO-bi-lis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 10617; Feox-1; LMG 17066

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X97071 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Spring S, Kämpfer P, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH. Polyphasic characterization of the genus Leptothrix: new descriptions of Leptothrix mobilis sp. nov. and Leptothrix discophora sp. nov. nom. rev. and emended description of Leptothrix cholodnii emend. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1996; 19:634-643.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 61. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:601-602.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Sphaerotilus mobilis (Spring et al. 1997) Liu et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sphaerotilus mobilis (Spring et al. 1997) Liu et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leptothrix mobilis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Leptothrix.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Spring S, Kämpfer P, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH. Polyphasic characterization of the genus Leptothrix: new descriptions of Leptothrix mobilis sp. nov. and Leptothrix discophora sp. nov. nom. rev. and emended description of Leptothrix cholodnii emend. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1996; 19:634-643.

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