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Genus Sulfuritortus
Name: Sulfuritortus Kojima et al. 2017
Etymology: Sul.fu.ri.tor’tus. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); L. masc. perf. part. tortus, twist, torsion; N.L. masc. n. Sulfuritortus, sulfur-oxidizing twisted organism
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Sulfuritort-), sul-fu-ri-TOR-tus
Type species: Sulfuritortus calidifontis Kojima et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfuritortus calidifontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a hot spring microbial mat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1355-1358. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Kojima et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Betaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfuritortus calidifontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a hot spring microbial mat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1355-1358.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; NBRC: 1.
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🧍 See Boden (2019) for a taxonomic overview of the genus.
Publication:
Boden R. Sulfuritortus. In: Unknown e (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2019, p. 1-3.
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🧕 Kojima et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the class Betaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Kojima H, Watanabe M, Fukui M. Sulfuritortus calidifontis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a hot spring microbial mat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1355-1358.
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 Sulfuritortus calidifontis Kojima et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Thiobacillaceae Boden et al. 2017
Assigned by:
Boden R. Sulfuritortus. In: Unknown e (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2019, p. 1-3.
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Record number: 519183
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