Name: Ferroacidibacillus organovorans Johnson et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: or.gan.o.vor’ans. L. neut. n. organum, organic compound; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. organovorans, organic substrate-devouring

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-103; JCM 31945; SLC66

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Effective publication: Johnson DB, Holmes DS, Vergara E, Holanda R, Pakostova E. Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans, gen. nov., sp. nov., Sulfoacidibacillus thermotolerans, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ferroacidibacillus organovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov.: Extremely acidophilic chemolitho-heterotrophic Firmicutes. Res Microbiol 2023; 174:104008.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ferroacidibacillus Johnson et al. 2023. Publication: Johnson DB, Holmes DS, Vergara E, Holanda R, Pakostova E. Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans, gen. nov., sp. nov., Sulfoacidibacillus thermotolerans, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ferroacidibacillus organovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov.: Extremely acidophilic chemolitho-heterotrophic Firmicutes. Res Microbiol 2023; 174:104008.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Ferroacidibacillus Johnson et al. 2023

Assigned by: Johnson DB, Holmes DS, Vergara E, Holanda R, Pakostova E. Sulfoacidibacillus ferrooxidans, gen. nov., sp. nov., Sulfoacidibacillus thermotolerans, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Ferroacidibacillus organovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov.: Extremely acidophilic chemolitho-heterotrophic Firmicutes. Res Microbiol 2023; 174:104008.

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Record number: 31670