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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Accumulibacter contiguus"

Name: "Candidatus Accumulibacter contiguus" Petriglieri et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: con.ti’gu.us. L. masc. adj. contiguus, close, indicating the close phylogenetic relationship with Ca. Accumulibacter phosphatis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ku-mu-li-BAK-ter kon-TI-gu-us, masculine

Nomenclatural type: SBR_L

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Original publication: Petriglieri F, Singleton CM, Kondrotaite Z, Dueholm MKD, McDaniel EA, McMahon KD, Nielsen PH. Reevaluation of the Phylogenetic Diversity and Global Distribution of the Genus "Candidatus Accumulibacter". mSystems 2022; 7:e0001622. 🇩🇰

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Accumulibacter" Hesselmann et al. 1999

Assigned by: Petriglieri F, Singleton CM, Kondrotaite Z, Dueholm MKD, McDaniel EA, McMahon KD, Nielsen PH. Reevaluation of the Phylogenetic Diversity and Global Distribution of the Genus "Candidatus Accumulibacter". mSystems 2022; 7:e0001622. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 35858

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