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Genus Acidicaldus
Name: Acidicaldus Johnson et al. 2006
Etymology: A.ci.di.cal’dus. L. neut. adj. acidum, an acid; L. masc. adj. caldus, warm; N.L. masc. n. Acidicaldus, a (moderately) thermophilic acid-requiring microorganism
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Acidicald-), a-ki-di-KAL-dus
Type species: Acidicaldus organivorans corrig. Johnson et al. 2006
Effective publication:
Johnson DB, Stallwood B, Kimura S, Hallberg KB. Isolation and characterization of Acidicaldus organivorus, gen. nov., sp. nov.: a novel sulfur-oxidizing, ferric iron-reducing thermo-acidophilic heterotrophic Proteobacterium. Arch Microbiol 2006; 185:212-221. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; ATCC: 2.
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🧍 The adjective caldus -a -um is a Latin adjective, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Johnson et al. 2006.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
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🧍 The gender of the genus name Acidicaldus is not given in the effective publication. According to Rule 65(2), Acidicaldus is in the masculine gender.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Acidicaldus organivorans corrig. Johnson et al. 2006 validly published under the ICNP correct name Acidicaldus organivorus Johnson et al. 2006 inaccurate spelling misspelling
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Parent taxon: Acetobacteraceae (ex Henrici 1939) Gillis and De Ley 1980
Assigned by:
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. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 517393
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