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Order Acidiferrobacterales
Name: Acidiferrobacterales Kojima et al. 2015
Etymology: A.ci.di.fer.ro.bac.te.ra’les. N.L. masc. n. Acidiferrobacter, type genus of the order; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Acidiferrobacterales, the order of the genus Acidiferrobacter
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-fer-ro-bak-te-RA-les, feminine
Type genus: Acidiferrobacter Hallberg et al. 2011
Valid publication:
Kojima H, Shinohara A, Fukui M. Sulfurifustis variabilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a lake, and proposal of Acidiferrobacteraceae fam. nov. and Acidiferrobacterales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3709-3713. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧒 Kojima et al. (2015) assigned the genus Acidiferrobacter Hallberg et al. 2011 to this order.
Publication:
Kojima H, Shinohara A, Fukui M. Sulfurifustis variabilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a lake, and proposal of Acidiferrobacteraceae fam. nov. and Acidiferrobacterales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3709-3713. 🇯🇵
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Acidiferribacterales".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; NBRC: 2; JCM: 1.
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🧒 Kojima et al. (2015) assigned the genus Acidiferrobacter Hallberg et al. 2011 to this order.
Publication:
Kojima H, Shinohara A, Fukui M. Sulfurifustis variabilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a lake, and proposal of Acidiferrobacteraceae fam. nov. and Acidiferrobacterales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3709-3713.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Acidiferrobacteraceae Kojima et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Sulfurifustaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Gammaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Kojima H, Shinohara A, Fukui M. Sulfurifustis variabilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sulfur oxidizer isolated from a lake, and proposal of Acidiferrobacteraceae fam. nov. and Acidiferrobacterales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3709-3713. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 5178
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