Name: Fundidesulfovibrio magnetotacticus Shimoshige et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.gne.to.tac’ti.cus. Gr. masc. n. Magnês, a magnet; Gr. masc. n. Magnês (gen. Magnêtos), pertaining to a magnet; N.L. masc. adj. tacticus, showing orientation or movement directed by a force or agent; from L. v. tango, to move; N.L. masc. adj. magnetotacticus, capable of orientation with respect to a magnet

Pronunciation, gender: ma-n͡gne-to-TAK-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 110007; FSS-1; JCM 32405

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Valid publication: Shimoshige H, Kobayashi H, Shimamura S, Miyazaki M, Maekawa T. Fundidesulfovibrio magnetotacticus sp. nov., a sulphate-reducing magnetotactic bacterium, isolated from sediments and freshwater of a pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5516.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5681.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Fundidesulfovibrio Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Shimoshige H, Kobayashi H, Shimamura S, Miyazaki M, Maekawa T. Fundidesulfovibrio magnetotacticus sp. nov., a sulphate-reducing magnetotactic bacterium, isolated from sediments and freshwater of a pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5516.

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Record number: 30163