Name: "Candidatus Contubernalis alkalaceticum" Zhilina et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Gender: masculine

Type strain: VKM B-2362; Z-7904

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Original publication: Zhilina TN, Zavarzina DG, Kolganova TV, Turova TP, Zavarzin GA. ["Candidatus contubernalis alkalaceticum," an obligately syntrophic alkaliphilic bacterium capable of anaerobic acetate oxidation in a coculture with Desulfonatronum cooperativum]. Mikrobiologiia 2005; 74:800-809.

IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Candidatus Contubernalis alkaliaceticus" corrig. Zhilina et al. 2005

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Contubernalis alkaliaceticus" corrig. Zhilina et al. 2005	corrected spelling of name, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Proposed as Candidatus name because only available in co-culture with Desulfonatronum cooperativum. Publication: Murray RG, Stackebrandt E. Taxonomic note: implementation of the provisional status Candidatus for incompletely described procaryotes. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:186-187.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Contubernalis" Zhilina et al. 2005

Assigned by: Zhilina TN, Zavarzina DG, Kolganova TV, Turova TP, Zavarzin GA. ["Candidatus contubernalis alkalaceticum," an obligately syntrophic alkaliphilic bacterium capable of anaerobic acetate oxidation in a coculture with Desulfonatronum cooperativum]. Mikrobiologiia 2005; 74:800-809.

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Record number: 775100