Genus "Candidatus Minimicrobia"

Name: "Candidatus Minimicrobia" Ibrahim et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Minimicrobia, a small microbe (sic) [probably better: Minimicrobium]

Gender: feminine (stem: Minimicrobi-)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Ibrahim A, Maatouk M, Rajaonison A, Zgheib R, Haddad G, Bou Khalil J, Raoult D, Bittar F. Adapted Protocol for Saccharibacteria Cocultivation: Two New Members Join the Club of Candidate Phyla Radiation. Microbiol Spectr 2021; 9:e0106921. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Minimicrobia naudis" Ibrahim et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Minimicrobia vallesae" Ibrahim et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Nanosynbacteraceae Hendrickson et al. 2026

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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