Genus Acidiferrobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Acidiferrobacter Hallberg et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans Hallberg et al. 2011.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum (from L. adj. acidus, sour), an acid; L. n. ferrum, iron; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Acidiferrobacter, an acid-loving, ferrous iron-oxidizing rod.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 142. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Effective publication: HALLBERG (K.B.), HEDRICH (S.) and JOHNSON (D.B.): Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans, gen. nov. sp. nov.; an acidophilic, thermo-tolerant, facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-oxidizer of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles, 2011, 15, 271-279.
Validation List no. 142 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans Hallberg et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) m-1 = DSM 2392 = JCM 17358.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF387301.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. v. oxydo (from Gr. adj. oxus, sharp),to make acid, to oxidize; N.L. part. adj. thiooxydans, oxidizing sulfur.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 142. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Effective publication: HALLBERG (K.B.), HEDRICH (S.) and JOHNSON (D.B.): Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans, gen. nov. sp. nov.; an acidophilic, thermo-tolerant, facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-oxidizer of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Extremophiles, 2011, 15, 271-279.
Validation List no. 142 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online