
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.1883
Name	Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Temple and Colmer 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Temple and Colmer 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.1883
Type Strain representative organism	ATCC 23270^T (=DSM 14882 =NCIMB 8455 =NCIB 8455)


Proper Form	Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Temple and Colmer 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Thiobacillus ferrooxidans was originally described by Temple and Colmer 1951. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 2000, Kelly and Wood established Thiobacillus ferrooxidans as the basonym of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Temple and Colmer 1951 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.1883.
Source File	10.1601/nm.1883.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 18, 2009.

References

Kelly DP, Wood AP. Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:511-516. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-2-511 [PubMed].
Temple KL, Colmer AR. The autotrophic oxidation of iron by a new bacterium, Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans. J Bacteriol 1951; 62:605-611. [PubMed].
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.