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Name: Thiofractor Makita et al. 2025
Etymology: Thi.o.frac’tor. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur (keeps -o); L. masc. n. fractor, breaker; N.L. masc. n. Thiofractor, sulfur-breaker
Gender: masculine (stem: Thiofractor-)
Type species: Thiofractor thiocamini corrig. Makita et al. 2025
Effective publication:
Makita H, Nakagawa S, Miyazaki M, Nakamura K, Inagaki F, Takai K. Thiofractor thiocaminus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hydrogen-oxidizing, sulfur-reducing epsilonproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney in the Nikko Seamount field of the northern Mariana Arc. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:785-794.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 222. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6640.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Thiofractor thiocamini corrig. Makita et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Thiofractor thiocaminus Makita et al. 2025 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Parent taxon: Campylobacteraceae Vandamme and De Ley 1991
Assigned by:
Makita H, Nakagawa S, Miyazaki M, Nakamura K, Inagaki F, Takai K. Thiofractor thiocaminus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel hydrogen-oxidizing, sulfur-reducing epsilonproteobacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney in the Nikko Seamount field of the northern Mariana Arc. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:785-794.
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Record number: 64679