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Name: "Candidatus Muiribacterium" corrig. Barnum et al. 2018
Etymology: Mu.i.ri.bac.te’ri.um. N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Muiribacterium, a rod named after John Muir, the American conservationist for his contributions to the protection of natural areas in California
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Muiribacteri-), mu-i-ri-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: "Candidatus Muiribacterium halophilum" corrig. Barnum et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Barnum TP, Figueroa IA, Carlstrom CI, Lucas LN, Engelbrektson AL, Coates JD. Genome-resolved metagenomics identifies genetic mobility, metabolic interactions, and unexpected diversity in perchlorate-reducing communities. ISME J 2018; 12:1568-1581.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Candidatus Muiribacterium" Chuvochina et al. 2023 | homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published |
| "Candidatus Muirbacterium" Barnum et al. 2018 | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Muiribacterium halophilum" corrig. Barnum et al. 2018 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Muiribacteriaceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
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Record number: 21892