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

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: strau’bi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. straubiae, honoring Dr. Kristina Straub, who enriched, cultured and studied the culture in 1993-1996

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … STRA͡U-bi-a͡e, neuter

Nomenclatural type: DSM 118991; KCTC 25982; KS

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16S rRNA gene: CP194331 Analyse FASTA

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: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Correct name: Ferrigenium straubiae Becker and Kappler 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ferrigenium straubiae Becker and Kappler 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07049 (N = 1).

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: 26878