Name: "Ambacidithiobacillus" Moya-Beltrán et al. 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Amb.a.ci.di.thi.o.ba.cil’lus. L. pref. ambi, both; L. masc. adj. acidus, sour; Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Ambacidithiobacillus, acid-loving sulfur rodlet capable of growth at both acidic and neutral pH

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Ambacidithiobacill-), amb-a-ki-di-t^hi-o-ba-KIL-lus

Type species: "Ambacidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus" (Falagán et al. 2019) Moya-Beltrán et al. 2021

Original publication: Moya-Beltran A, Beard S, Rojas-Villalobos C, Issotta F, Gallardo Y, Ulloa R, Giaveno A, Degli Esposti M, Johnson DB, Quatrini R. Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions. ISME J 2021; 15:3221-3238. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Fervidacidithiobacillus" Moya-Beltrán et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000. Publication: Falagan C, Moya-Beltran A, Castro M, Quatrini R, Johnson DB. Acidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus sp. nov.: an extremely acidophilic sulfur-oxidizing chemolithotroph isolated from a neutral pH environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2907-2913. 🇬🇧
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; DSM: 1.
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
  • 🧍 The distinct name Igneacidithiobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Ambacidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus" (Falagán et al. 2019) Moya-Beltrán et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Acidithiobacillaceae Garrity et al. 2005

Assigned by: Moya-Beltran A, Beard S, Rojas-Villalobos C, Issotta F, Gallardo Y, Ulloa R, Giaveno A, Degli Esposti M, Johnson DB, Quatrini R. Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions. ISME J 2021; 15:3221-3238. 🇬🇧

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