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Genus Phosphitispora
Name: Phosphitispora Mao et al. 2021
Etymology: Phos.phi.ti’spo.ra. N.L. neut. n. phosphitum, phosphite; Gr. fem. n. spora, seed or spore; N.L. fem. n. Phosphitispora, a phosphite-oxidizing spore-former
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Phosphitispor-), phos-phi-TI-spo-ra
Type species: Phosphitispora fastidiosa Mao et al. 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Mao Z, Grassle F, Frey J, Franchini P, Schleheck D, Muller N, Schink B. Phosphitispora fastidiosa gen. nov. sp. nov., a new dissimilatory phosphite-oxidizing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5142. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Phosphitispora fastidiosa Mao et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Peptococcaceae Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Mao Z, Grassle F, Frey J, Franchini P, Schleheck D, Muller N, Schink B. Phosphitispora fastidiosa gen. nov. sp. nov., a new dissimilatory phosphite-oxidizing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5142. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 20636
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