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Genus Thiobaca
Name: Thiobaca Rees et al. 2002
Etymology: Thi.o.ba’ca. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; L. fem. n. baca, berry; N.L. fem. n. Thiobaca, a berry with sulfur
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Thiobac-), thi-o-BA-ka
Type species: Thiobaca trueperi Rees et al. 2002
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Rees GN, Harfoot CG, Janssen PH, Schoenborn L, Kuever J, Lunsdorf H. Thiobaca trueperi gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium isolated from freshwater lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:671-678. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Thiabaca"; "Thiboaca"; "Thioba".
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14673 (N = 4).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1; DSM: 1.
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 Thiobaca trueperi Rees et al. 2002 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Rees GN, Harfoot CG, Janssen PH, Schoenborn L, Kuever J, Lunsdorf H. Thiobaca trueperi gen. nov., sp. nov., a phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium isolated from freshwater lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:671-678. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 516819
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