Name: "Acidithrix ferrooxidans" Jones and Johnson 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer.ro.ox’i.dans L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sharp, acid; N.L. v. oxido, to make acid, to oxidize; N.L. part. adj. ferrooxidans, iron-oxidizing

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 28176; JCM 19728; Py-F3

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16S rRNA gene: KC208497 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Jones RM, Johnson DB. Acidithrix ferrooxidans gen. nov., sp. nov.; a filamentous and obligately heterotrophic, acidophilic member of the Actinobacteria that catalyzes dissimilatory oxido-reduction of iron. Res Microbiol 2015; 166:111-120.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus "Acidithrix" Jones and Johnson 2015. Publication: Jones RM, Johnson DB. Acidithrix ferrooxidans gen. nov., sp. nov.; a filamentous and obligately heterotrophic, acidophilic member of the Actinobacteria that catalyzes dissimilatory oxido-reduction of iron. Res Microbiol 2015; 166:111-120.

Parent taxon: "Acidithrix" Jones and Johnson 2015

Assigned by: Jones RM, Johnson DB. Acidithrix ferrooxidans gen. nov., sp. nov.; a filamentous and obligately heterotrophic, acidophilic member of the Actinobacteria that catalyzes dissimilatory oxido-reduction of iron. Res Microbiol 2015; 166:111-120.

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