Genus "Verruconatronum"

Name: "Verruconatronum" Sorokin et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ver.ru.co.na.tro’num. L. fem. n. verruca, a wart; N.L. neut. n. natron, soda; N.L. neut. n. Verruconatronum, soda-loving Verrucomicrobiota genus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Verruconatron-), wer-ru-ko-na-TRO-num

Type species: "Verruconatronum alginivorum" Sorokin et al. 2026

16S rRNA gene: Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Sorokin DY, Khot V, Merkel AY, Mosier D, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Strous M. Physiology, functional genomics, and proteomics of Verruconatronum alginivorum gen. nov., sp. nov., the first isolated haloalkaliphile within Verrucomicrobiota, representing a new family, Verruconatronumaceae fam. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2026; 0:e0047526. 🇷🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

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

Parent taxon: "Verruconatronaceae" Sorokin et al. 2026

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Khot V, Merkel AY, Mosier D, Bale NJ, Koenen M, Strous M. Physiology, functional genomics, and proteomics of Verruconatronum alginivorum gen. nov., sp. nov., the first isolated haloalkaliphile within Verrucomicrobiota, representing a new family, Verruconatronumaceae fam. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2026; 0:e0047526. 🇷🇺

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Record number: 71943

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