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Phylum "Candidatus Atribacterota"
Name: "Candidatus Atribacterota" corrig. Dodsworth et al. 2013
Etymology: A.tri.bac.te.ro’ta. N.L. masc. n. Atribacter, the type genus of the phylum; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Atribacterota, the Atribacter phylum, the ‘dark’ bacterial phylum
Pronunciation, gender: a-tri-bak-te-RO-ta, neuter
Type genus: "Candidatus Caldatribacterium" Dodsworth et al. 2013
Effective publication:
Dodsworth JA, Blainey PC, Murugapiran SK, Swingley WD, Ross CA, Tringe SG, Chain PS, Scholz MB, Lo CC, Raymond J, et al. Single-cell and metagenomic analyses indicate a fermentative and saccharolytic lifestyle for members of the OP9 lineage. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1854. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Candidatus list no. 5. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5821.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Atribacterota Katayama et al. 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Caldatribacteriota" Hahn et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Atribacteria" Dodsworth et al. 2013 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling "Atribacterota" Katayama et al. 2020 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Atribacterota Katayama et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧒 Dodsworth et al. (2013) assigned the genus "Candidatus Caldatribacterium" Dodsworth et al. 2013 to this phylum.
Publication:
Dodsworth JA, Blainey PC, Murugapiran SK, Swingley WD, Ross CA, Tringe SG, Chain PS, Scholz MB, Lo CC, Raymond J, et al. Single-cell and metagenomic analyses indicate a fermentative and saccharolytic lifestyle for members of the OP9 lineage. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1854. 🇺🇸
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🧒 Murray et al. (2020) assigned the family "Candidatus Caldatribacteriaceae" Murray et al. 2020 to this phylum.
Publication:
Murray AE, Freudenstein J, Gribaldo S, Hatzenpichler R, Hugenholtz P, Kampfer P, Konstantinidis KT, Lane CE, Papke RT, Parks DH, et al. Roadmap for naming uncultivated Archaea and Bacteria. Nat Microbiol 2020; 5:987-994. 🇺🇸
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🧒 Parte et al. (2020) assigned the genus "Candidatus Caldatribacterium" Dodsworth et al. 2013 to this phylum.
Publication:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪
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🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Candidatus Atribacteria" Dodsworth et al. 2013.
Publication:
Rinke C, Schwientek P, Sczyrba A, Ivanova NN, Anderson IJ, Cheng JF, Darling A, Malfatti S, Swan BK, Gies EA, et al. Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter. Nature 2013; 499:431-437. 🇺🇸
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🚃 The type genus of this phylum has alternatively been placed in the phylum "Candidatus Caldatribacteriota" Hahn et al. 2020.
Publication:
Hahn CJ, Laso-Perez R, Vulcano F, Vaziourakis KM, Stokke R, Steen IH, Teske A, Boetius A, Liebeke M, Amann R, et al. "Candidatus Ethanoperedens," a Thermophilic Genus of Archaea Mediating the Anaerobic Oxidation of Ethane. mBio 2020; 11:0. 🇩🇪
- 🔨 This taxon name is replaced by Atribacterota Katayama et al. 2021.
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Atribacterota" Katayama et al. 2020.
- ❗ "Candidatus Atribacterota" is the pro-correct name instead if this phylum is regarded as a separate phylum (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another phylum whose name is validly published and legitimate or pro-validly published and pro-legitimate and not rejected and has priority or pro-priority).
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🧍 The formation of this name was discussed in Judicial Opinion 129.
Publication:
Arahal et al. Judicial Opinion No. 129. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6064.
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🧒 Dodsworth et al. (2013) assigned the genus "Candidatus Caldatribacterium" Dodsworth et al. 2013 to this phylum.
Publication:
Dodsworth JA, Blainey PC, Murugapiran SK, Swingley WD, Ross CA, Tringe SG, Chain PS, Scholz MB, Lo CC, Raymond J, et al. Single-cell and metagenomic analyses indicate a fermentative and saccharolytic lifestyle for members of the OP9 lineage. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1854.
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
Goker M, Oren A. Valid publication of names of two domains and seven kingdoms of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6242. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 17209
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