Genus "Piezobacter"

Name: "Piezobacter" Takai et al. 2009

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pi.e.zo.bac’ter. Gr. ind. v. piezô, to press; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Piezobacter, piezophilic rod

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Piezobacter-), pi-e-zo-BAK-ter

Type species: "Piezobacter thermophilus" Takai et al. 2009

16S rRNA gene: Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Takai K, Miyazaki M, Hirayama H, Nakagawa S, Querellou J, Godfroy A. Isolation and physiological characterization of two novel, piezophilic, thermophilic chemolithoautotrophs from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. Environ Microbiol 2009; 11:1983-1997. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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

Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021

Assigned by: Li M, Wang C, Huang J, Wang G. Vitamin B(12) sharing Jujubicoccus corallicola gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coral Porites sp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7244. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 517592

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