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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Ferrigenium altingense"

Name: "Candidatus Ferrigenium altingense" Huang et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: al.ting.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. altingense, originating from Altingen, Germany

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-tin͡g-EN-se, neuter

Nomenclatural type: AG

Original publication: Huang YM, Jakus N, Straub D, Konstantinidis KT, Blackwell N, Kappler A, Kleindienst S. 'Candidatus ferrigenium straubiae' sp. nov., 'Candidatus ferrigenium bremense' sp. nov., 'Candidatus ferrigenium altingense' sp. nov., are autotrophic Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria of the family Gallionellaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126306. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Parent taxon: Ferrigenium Khalifa et al. 2018

Assigned by: Huang YM, Jakus N, Straub D, Konstantinidis KT, Blackwell N, Kappler A, Kleindienst S. 'Candidatus ferrigenium straubiae' sp. nov., 'Candidatus ferrigenium bremense' sp. nov., 'Candidatus ferrigenium altingense' sp. nov., are autotrophic Fe(II)-oxidizing bacteria of the family Gallionellaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126306. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 26876
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