Name: Persephonella hydrogeniphila Nakagawa et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); from Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. hydrogeniphila, hydrogen-loving, because growth depends on hydrogen

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 29W; DSM 15103; JCM 11663

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16S rRNA gene: AB086419 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nakagawa S, Takai K, Horikoshi K, Sako Y. Persephonella hydrogeniphila sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:863-869.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Persephonella Götz et al. 2002

Assigned by: Nakagawa S, Takai K, Horikoshi K, Sako Y. Persephonella hydrogeniphila sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:863-869.

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