Name: Acidicapsa acidiphila Falagán et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.di’phi.la L. neut. adj. acidum, an acid; from L. masc. adj. acidus, sour; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. acidiphila, acid-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strains: DSM 29819; MCF10T -; NCCB 100576

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KF017280 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Falagan C, Foesel B, Johnson B. Acidicapsa ferrireducens sp. nov., Acidicapsa acidiphila sp. nov., and Granulicella acidiphila sp. nov.: novel acidobacteria isolated from metal-rich acidic waters. Extremophiles 2017; 21:459-469.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Acidicapsa Kulichevskaya et al. 2012

Assigned by: Falagan C, Foesel B, Johnson B. Acidicapsa ferrireducens sp. nov., Acidicapsa acidiphila sp. nov., and Granulicella acidiphila sp. nov.: novel acidobacteria isolated from metal-rich acidic waters. Extremophiles 2017; 21:459-469.

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