Name: "Chelatococcus thermostellatus" Ibrahim et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.stel.la’tus. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. perf. part. stellatus, to form star-shape cell aggregates; N.L. masc. part. adj. thermostellatus, referring to the formation of star-shaped cell aggregates at high temperatures

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ther-mo-stel-LA-tus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 28244; LMG 27009; MW9

16S rRNA gene: GQ871852 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Ibrahim MHA, Lebbe L, Willems A, Steinbuchel A. Chelatococcus thermostellatus sp. nov., a new thermophile for bioplastic synthesis: comparative phylogenetic and physiological study. AMB Express 2016; 6:39. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Chelatococcus Auling et al. 1993

Assigned by: Ibrahim MHA, Lebbe L, Willems A, Steinbuchel A. Chelatococcus thermostellatus sp. nov., a new thermophile for bioplastic synthesis: comparative phylogenetic and physiological study. AMB Express 2016; 6:39. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 3117
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