Name: Chloracidobacterium validum Saini et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va’li.dum. L. neut. adj. validum, valid, worthy, referring to Chloracidobacterium validum as the first validly published species name of the genus Chloracidobacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … WA-li-dum, neuter

Type strain: BV2-C; DSM 113832; JCM 39534

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16S rRNA gene: OR946236 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Saini MK, Kuzyk SB, Villena-Alemany C, Kirstein S, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Haruta S, Hanada S, Koblizek M, Thiel V, et al. Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat, represents Chloracidobacterium gen. nov., Chloracidobacteriaceae fam. nov. and Chloracidobacteriales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7003. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chloracidobacterium validum" Saini et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chloracidobacterium Saini et al. 2026. Publication: Saini MK, Kuzyk SB, Villena-Alemany C, Kirstein S, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Haruta S, Hanada S, Koblizek M, Thiel V, et al. Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat, represents Chloracidobacterium gen. nov., Chloracidobacteriaceae fam. nov. and Chloracidobacteriales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7003. 🇩🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-01-27.

Parent taxon: Chloracidobacterium Saini et al. 2026

Assigned by: Saini MK, Kuzyk SB, Villena-Alemany C, Kirstein S, Wolf J, Neumann-Schaal M, Haruta S, Hanada S, Koblizek M, Thiel V, et al. Chloracidobacterium validum sp. nov., a thermophilic chlorophotoheterotrophic bacterium of the phylum Acidobacteriota from an alkaline hot spring microbial mat, represents Chloracidobacterium gen. nov., Chloracidobacteriaceae fam. nov. and Chloracidobacteriales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7003. 🇩🇪

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