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Phylum "Nitrospirae"
Name: "Nitrospirae" Garrity and Holt 2001
Etymology: Ni.tro.spi’rae. N.L. fem. n. Nitrospira, genus of the phylum; N.L. fem. pl. n. Nitrospirae, the phylum of Nitrospira (nominative plural of Nitrospira)
Type class: "Nitrospiria" Oren et al. 2015
Original publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Phylum BVIII. Nitrospirae phy. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 451-464.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Nitrospirota Garrity and Holt 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Nitrospirota Garrity and Holt 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Nitrospiraeota" Oren et al. 2015 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Nitrospirota" Whitman et al. 2018 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this phylum to the domain "Bacteria" Woese et al. 1990. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Phylum BVIII. Nitrospirae phy. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 451-464.
- 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the class "Nitrospira" Garrity and Holt 2001 to this phylum. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Phylum BVIII. Nitrospirae phy. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 451-464.
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🧒 Kolinko et al. (2016) assigned the genus "Candidatus Magnetovum" corrig. Lefèvre et al. 2011 to this phylum.
Publication:
Kolinko S, Richter M, Glockner FO, Brachmann A, Schuler D. Single-cell genomics of uncultivated deep-branching magnetotactic bacteria reveals a conserved set of magnetosome genes. Environ Microbiol 2016; 18:21-37.
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🧒 Kostanjsek et al. (2013) assigned the genus "Candidatus Troglogloea" Kostanjšek et al. 2013 to this phylum.
Publication:
Kostanjsek R, Pasic L, Daims H, Sket B. Structure and community composition of sprout-like bacterial aggregates in a Dinaric Karst subterranean stream. Microb Ecol 2013; 66:5-18.
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🧒 Lefevre et al. (2010) assigned the genus "Candidatus Thermomagnetovibrio" Lefèvre et al. 2010 to this phylum.
Publication:
Lefevre CT, Abreu F, Schmidt ML, Lins U, Frankel RB, Hedlund BP, Bazylinski DA. Moderately thermophilic magnetotactic bacteria from hot springs in Nevada. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:3740-3743.
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🧒 Lefevre et al. (2011) assigned the genus "Candidatus Magnetoovum" Lefèvre et al. 2011 to this phylum.
Publication:
Lefevre CT, Frankel RB, Abreu F, Lins U, Bazylinski DA. Culture-independent characterization of a novel, uncultivated magnetotactic member of the Nitrospirae phylum. Environ Microbiol 2011; 13:538-549.
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🧒 Yu and Leadbetter (2020) assigned the genus "Candidatus Manganitrophus" Yu and Leadbetter 2020 to this phylum.
Publication:
Yu H, Leadbetter JR. Bacterial chemolithoautotrophy via manganese oxidation. Nature 2020; 583:453-458.
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🧒 Yu et al. (2022) assigned the family "Candidatus Manganitrophaceae" Yu et al. 2022 to this phylum.
Publication:
Yu H, Chadwick GL, Lingappa UF, Leadbetter JR. Comparative Genomics on Cultivated and Uncultivated Freshwater and Marine "Candidatus Manganitrophaceae" Species Implies Their Worldwide Reach in Manganese Chemolithoautotrophy. mBio 2022; 13:e0342121.
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🧒 Zecchin et al. (2018) assigned the genus "Candidatus Sulfobium" Zecchin et al. 2018 to this phylum.
Publication:
Zecchin S, Mueller RC, Seifert J, Stingl U, Anantharaman K, von Bergen M, Cavalca L, Pester M. Rice Paddy Nitrospirae Carry and Express Genes Related to Sulfate Respiration: Proposal of the New Genus "Candidatus Sulfobium". Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:0.
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🧒 Zhang et al. (2021) assigned the genus "Candidatus Magnetomicrobium" Zhang et al. 2021 to this phylum.
Publication:
Zhang W, Wang Y, Liu L, Pan Y, Lin W. Identification and Genomic Characterization of Two Previously Unknown Magnetotactic Nitrospirae. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:690052.
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🛺 The type class of this phylum has been placed in the phylum Nitrospirota Garrity and Holt 2021.
Publication:
Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638.
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
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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.
Parent taxon: Pseudomonadati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
Assigned by:
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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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