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Genus Antiquaquibacter
Name: Antiquaquibacter Toumi et al. 2023
Etymology: An.ti.qu.a.qui.bac’ter. L. masc. adj. antiquus, ancient; L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Antiquaquibacter, a rod from ancient water
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Antiquaquibacter-), an-ti-kwu-a-kwi-BAK-ter
Type species: Antiquaquibacter oligotrophicus Toumi et al. 2023
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Toumi M, Whitman WB, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Abbaszade G, Karoly B, Toth E. Antiquaquibacter oligotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel oligotrophic bacterium from groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6205. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6243.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Gtari et al. 2025
Gtari M, Boussoufa D, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Sbissi I. Taxonomic rearrangement of Salinibacterium, Leifsonia, Diaminobutyricibacter, Antiquaquibacter, Homoserinimonas and Glaciibacter: refining genus boundaries and proposal of two new genera - Orlajensenia gen. nov. and Leifsonella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6809. 🇹🇳
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6862.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.
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Gtari et al. 2025
Gtari M, Boussoufa D, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Sbissi I. Taxonomic rearrangement of Salinibacterium, Leifsonia, Diaminobutyricibacter, Antiquaquibacter, Homoserinimonas and Glaciibacter: refining genus boundaries and proposal of two new genera - Orlajensenia gen. nov. and Leifsonella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6809.
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; CGMCC: 1; NCAIM: 1; GDMCC: 1; DSM: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Antiquaquibacter metalliresistens (Liu et al. 2024) Gtari et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym Antiquaquibacter oligotrophicus Toumi et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name Antiquaquibacter soli (Wan et al. 2024) Gtari et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Toumi M, Whitman WB, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Abbaszade G, Karoly B, Toth E. Antiquaquibacter oligotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel oligotrophic bacterium from groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6205. 🇭🇺
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Record number: 42037
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