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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-KAP-sa a-ki-DI-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 29819; MCF10; NCCB 100576

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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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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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