Name: "Candidatus Contubernalis alkaliaceticus" corrig. Zhilina et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: al.ka.li.a.ce’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); from Arabic masc. n. al-qalyi, the ashes of saltwort; L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliaceticus, using vinegar under alkaline conditions

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: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Contubernalis alkalaceticum" Zhilina et al. 2005	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Contubernalis" Zhilina et al. 2005. 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.
  • 🧍 See also Frolov et al. (2023). Publication: Frolov EN, Gavrilov SN, Toshchakov SV, Zavarzina DG. Genomic Insights into Syntrophic Lifestyle of 'Candidatus Contubernalis alkaliaceticus' Based on the Reversed Wood-Ljungdahl Pathway and Mechanism of Direct Electron Transfer. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:0.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

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: 800468