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Genus Sulfoacidibacillus
Name: Sulfoacidibacillus Johnson et al. 2023
Etymology: Sul.fo.a.ci.di.ba.cil’lus. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. sulfo-, pertaining to sulfur (in compound words); L. neut. adj. acidum, an acid; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Sulfoacidibacillus, an acidophilic small rod that oxidises sulfur
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Sulfoacidibacill-), sul-fo-a-ki-di-ba-KIL-lus
Type species: Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans Johnson et al. 2023
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Johnson DB, Holmes DS, Vergara E, Holanda R, Pakostova E. Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans, gen. nov., sp. nov., Sulfoacidibacillus thermotolerans, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ferroacidibacillus organovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov.: Extremely acidophilic chemolitho-heterotrophic Firmicutes. Res Microbiol 2023; 174:104008. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Sulfoacidibacillaceae Li et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Sulfoacidibacillaceae Li et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; DSM: 1; ATCC: 1.
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🧍 The distinct name Ferroacidibacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling.
Publication:
Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Sulfoacidibacillaceae Li et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans Johnson et al. 2023 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Sulfoacidibacillus thermotolerans" Johnson et al. 2023 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Johnson DB, Holmes DS, Vergara E, Holanda R, Pakostova E. Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans, gen. nov., sp. nov., Sulfoacidibacillus thermotolerans, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ferroacidibacillus organovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov.: Extremely acidophilic chemolitho-heterotrophic Firmicutes. Res Microbiol 2022; 174:104008. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 31669
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