Name: Acidocella aromatica Jones et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ro.ma’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. aromatica, aromatic fragrant, referring to its ability to degrade aromatic compounds

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 27026; NCCB 100456; PFBC

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16S rRNA gene: KC590088 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jones RM, Hedrich S, Johnson DB. Acidocella aromatica sp. nov.: an acidophilic heterotrophic alphaproteobacterium with unusual phenotypic traits. Extremophiles 2013; 17:841-850.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 201. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4943.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Acidocella Kishimoto et al. 1996

Assigned by: Jones RM, Hedrich S, Johnson DB. Acidocella aromatica sp. nov.: an acidophilic heterotrophic alphaproteobacterium with unusual phenotypic traits. Extremophiles 2013; 17:841-850.

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Record number: 22602