Name: Acidihalobacter prosperus Cárdenas et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro’spe.rus. L. masc. adj. prosperus, prosperous, referring to its ability to gain precious metals by mineral bioleaching

Pronunciation, gender: PRO-spe-rus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 5130; JCM 30709

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU653291 Analyse FASTA

Valid 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. 🇨🇱

IJSEM list: 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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Thiobacillus prosperus" Huber and Stetter 1989	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acidihalobacter 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. 🇨🇱
  • 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Acidihalobacter Cárdenas et al. 2015

Assigned by: 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. 🇨🇱

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Record number: 793279