Name: Roseinatronobacter thiooxidans Sorokin et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.o’xi.dans. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur (Latin transliteration thium); N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sour, acid; N.L. masc. part. adj. thiooxidans, sulfur-oxidizing

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ALG 1; DSM 13087

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF249749 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sorokin DIu, Turova TP, Kuznetsov BB, Briantseva IA, Gorlenko VM. [Roseinatronobacter thiooxidans Gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a new alkaliphilic aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-alpha-containing bacteria from a soda lake]. Mikrobiologiia 2000; 69:89-97.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Roseinatronobacter Sorokin et al. 2000. Publication: Sorokin DIu, Turova TP, Kuznetsov BB, Briantseva IA, Gorlenko VM. [Roseinatronobacter thiooxidans Gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a new alkaliphilic aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-alpha-containing bacteria from a soda lake]. Mikrobiologiia 2000; 69:89-97.
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Roseinatronobacter Sorokin et al. 2000

Assigned by: Sorokin DIu, Turova TP, Kuznetsov BB, Briantseva IA, Gorlenko VM. [Roseinatronobacter thiooxidans Gen. Nov., sp. Nov., a new alkaliphilic aerobic bacteriochlorophyll-alpha-containing bacteria from a soda lake]. Mikrobiologiia 2000; 69:89-97.

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