Name: "Ambacidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus" (Falagán et al. 2019) Moya-Beltrán et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus Falagán et al. 2019

Etymology: sul.fu.ri’phi.lus. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. sulfuriphilus, sulfur-loving, referring to its ability to grow only using reduced forms of sulfur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sul-fu-RI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CJ-2; DSM 105150; KCTC 4683

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16S rRNA gene: MK193868 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Moya-Beltran A, Beard S, Rojas-Villalobos C, Issotta F, Gallardo Y, Ulloa R, Giaveno A, Degli Esposti M, Johnson DB, Quatrini R. Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions. ISME J 2021; 15:3221-3238. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus Falagán et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus Falagán et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Ambacidithiobacillus" Moya-Beltrán et al. 2021. Publication: Moya-Beltran A, Beard S, Rojas-Villalobos C, Issotta F, Gallardo Y, Ulloa R, Giaveno A, Degli Esposti M, Johnson DB, Quatrini R. Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions. ISME J 2021; 15:3221-3238. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: "Ambacidithiobacillus" Moya-Beltrán et al. 2021

Assigned by: Moya-Beltran A, Beard S, Rojas-Villalobos C, Issotta F, Gallardo Y, Ulloa R, Giaveno A, Degli Esposti M, Johnson DB, Quatrini R. Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions. ISME J 2021; 15:3221-3238. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 670