Genus "Candidatus Solibacter"

Name: "Candidatus Solibacter" Sabree et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: So.li.bac’ter. L. neut. n. solum, soil (can be noun or adjective); N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Solibacter, a rod from soil

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Solibacter-), so-li-BAK-ter

Type species: "Candidatus Solibacter usitatus" Sabree et al. 2006

Original publication: Sabree ZL, Bergendahl V, Liles MR, Burgess RR, Goodman RM, Handelsman J. Identification and characterization of the gene encoding the Acidobacterium capsulatum major sigma factor. Gene 2006; 376:144-151. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Solibacter" Ward et al. 2009

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Solibacter" Ward et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order "Candidatus Solibacterales" Brons and Van Elsas 2008. Publication: Brons JK, van Elsas JD. Analysis of bacterial communities in soil by use of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and clone libraries, as influenced by different reverse primers. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:2717-2727. 🇳🇱
  • 🧕 Brons and Van Elsas (2008) assigned this genus to the order "Candidatus Solibacterales" Brons and Van Elsas 2008. Publication: Brons JK, van Elsas JD. Analysis of bacterial communities in soil by use of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and clone libraries, as influenced by different reverse primers. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:2717-2727. 🇳🇱
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
  • 🧍 See also Ward et al. (2009). Publication: Ward NL, Challacombe JF, Janssen PH, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Wu M, Xie G, Haft DH, Sait M, Badger J, et al. Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2046-2056. 🇺🇸

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Solibacter usitatus" Sabree et al. 2006	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Bryobacteraceae Dedysh et al. 2017

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Oshkin IY, Kulichevskaya IS, Rijpstra WIC, Sinninghe Damste JS, Rakitin AL, Ravin NV, Dedysh SN. Granulicella sibirica sp. nov., a psychrotolerant acidobacterium isolated from an organic soil layer in forested tundra, West Siberia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1195-1201. 🇷🇺

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