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

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ne.ces.sa’ri.us. L. masc. adj. necessarius, next of kin, indicating the close phylogenetic relationship with Ca. Accumulibacter phosphatis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ku-mu-li-BAK-ter ne-kes-SA-ri-us, masculine

Nomenclatural type: UW12-POB

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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)

• Notes:
  • 🧍 See also Stewart et al. (2024). Publication: Stewart RD, Myers KS, Amstadt C, Seib M, McMahon KD, Noguera DR. Refinement of the "Candidatus Accumulibacter" genus based on metagenomic analysis of biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot-scale plants operated with reduced aeration. mSystems 2024; 9:e0118823. 🇺🇸

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: 35940