Genus "Acidithiomicrobium"

Name: "Acidithiomicrobium" Davis-Belmar and Norris 2009

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: A.ci.di.thi.o.mi.cro’bi.um. N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Acidithiomicrobium

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Acidithiomicrobi-), a-ki-di-t^hi-o-mi-KRO-bi-um

Original publication: Davis-Belmar CS, Norris PR. Ferrous Iron and Pyrite Oxidation by “Acidithiomicrobium” Species. Advanced Materials Research 2009; 71-73:271-274. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Davis-Belmar and Norris (2009) assigned this genus to the phylum "Actinobacteria". Publication: Davis-Belmar CS, Norris PR. Ferrous Iron and Pyrite Oxidation by “Acidithiomicrobium” Species. Advanced Materials Research 2009; 71-73:271-274. 🇬🇧
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

Parent taxon: [Actinomycetota, not assigned to family]

Assigned by: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 15414