Name: Acidicaldus organivorans corrig. Johnson et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: or.ga.ni.vo’rans. L. neut. n. organum, organic compound; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. organivorans, devouring organic compounds

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1105; DSM 16953; Y008

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16S rRNA gene: AY140238 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Johnson DB, Stallwood B, Kimura S, Hallberg KB. Isolation and characterization of Acidicaldus organivorus, gen. nov., sp. nov.: a novel sulfur-oxidizing, ferric iron-reducing thermo-acidophilic heterotrophic Proteobacterium. Arch Microbiol 2006; 185:212-221.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidicaldus organivorus Johnson et al. 2006	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidicaldus Johnson et al. 2006. Publication: Johnson DB, Stallwood B, Kimura S, Hallberg KB. Isolation and characterization of Acidicaldus organivorus, gen. nov., sp. nov.: a novel sulfur-oxidizing, ferric iron-reducing thermo-acidophilic heterotrophic Proteobacterium. Arch Microbiol 2006; 185:212-221.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet, organivorus (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 110. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1459-1460.

Parent taxon: Acidicaldus Johnson et al. 2006

Assigned by: Johnson DB, Stallwood B, Kimura S, Hallberg KB. Isolation and characterization of Acidicaldus organivorus, gen. nov., sp. nov.: a novel sulfur-oxidizing, ferric iron-reducing thermo-acidophilic heterotrophic Proteobacterium. Arch Microbiol 2006; 185:212-221.

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Record number: 785242