Name: Acidihalobacter aeolianus Khaleque et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ae.o.li.a’nus. N.L. masc. adj. aeolianus, referring to its isolation from the Aeolian islands, Italy

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 14174; JCM 32253; V6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP017448 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Khaleque HN, Gonzalez C, Kaksonen AH, Boxall NJ, Holmes DS, Watkin ELJ. Genome-based classification of two halotolerant extreme acidophiles, Acidihalobacter prosperus V6 (=DSM 14174 =JCM 32253) and 'Acidihalobacter ferrooxidans' V8 (=DSM 14175 =JCM 32254) as two new species, Acidihalobacter aeolianus sp. nov. and Acidihalobacter ferrooxydans sp. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1557-1565.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Acidihalobacter prosperus Cárdenas et al. 2015. Publication: Pablo Cardenas J, Ortiz R, Norris PR, Watkin E, Holmes DS. Reclassification of 'Thiobacillus prosperus' Huber and Stetter 1989 as Acidihalobacter prosperus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3641-3644. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Parent taxon: Acidihalobacter Cárdenas et al. 2015

Assigned by: Khaleque HN, Gonzalez C, Kaksonen AH, Boxall NJ, Holmes DS, Watkin ELJ. Genome-based classification of two halotolerant extreme acidophiles, Acidihalobacter prosperus V6 (=DSM 14174 =JCM 32253) and 'Acidihalobacter ferrooxidans' V8 (=DSM 14175 =JCM 32254) as two new species, Acidihalobacter aeolianus sp. nov. and Acidihalobacter ferrooxydans sp. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1557-1565.

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Record number: 800857