Name: "Acidihalobacter ferrooxidans" Brenner et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.ro.o’xi.dans. N.L. pres. part. oxidans, oxidizing; N.L. masc. part. adj. ferrooxidans, oxidizing iron

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-ha-lo-BAK-ter fer-ro-O-xi-dans, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 14175; JCM 32254; V8

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Original publication: Bowman JP. Family V. Methylocystaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria) part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 411-413. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acidihalobacter ferrooxydans Khaleque et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidihalobacter ferrooxydans Khaleque et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.

Parent taxon: Acidihalobacter Cárdenas et al. 2015

Assigned by: Bowman JP. Family V. Methylocystaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria) part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 411-413. 🇺🇸

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