Name: Acidibacter ferrireducens Falagán and Johnson 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.ri.re.du’cens. L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. pres. part. reducens, bringing back, leading back; N.L. masc. part. adj. ferrireducens, iron-reducing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-BAK-ter fer-ri-re-DU-kens, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27237; MCF85; NCCB 100460

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16S rRNA gene: JX412366 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Falagan C, Johnson DB. Acidibacter ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov.: an acidophilic ferric iron-reducing gammaproteobacterium. Extremophiles 2014; 18:1067-1073. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 173. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidibacter Falagán and Johnson 2017. Publication: Falagan C, Johnson DB. Acidibacter ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov.: an acidophilic ferric iron-reducing gammaproteobacterium. Extremophiles 2014; 18:1067-1073. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Acidibacter Falagán and Johnson 2017

Assigned by: Falagan C, Johnson DB. Acidibacter ferrireducens gen. nov., sp. nov.: an acidophilic ferric iron-reducing gammaproteobacterium. Extremophiles 2014; 18:1067-1073. 🇬🇧

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