Name: Geobacter chapellei Coates et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cha.pel’le.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. chapellei, of Chapelle, named after Frank Chapelle, who contributed to our knowledge of subsurface biogeochemistry

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … k^ha-PEL-le-i, masculine

Type strain: 172; ATCC 51744; DSM 13688

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16S rRNA gene: U41561 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Coates JD, Bhupathiraju VK, Achenbach LA, Mclnerney MJ, Lovley DR. Geobacter hydrogenophilus, Geobacter chapellei and Geobacter grbiciae, three new, strictly anaerobic, dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:581-588. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pelotalea chapellei (Coates et al. 2001) Xu et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pelotalea chapellei (Coates et al. 2001) Xu et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Pseudopelobacter chapellei" (Coates et al. 2001) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geobacter chapellei is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Geobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Coates JD, Bhupathiraju VK, Achenbach LA, Mclnerney MJ, Lovley DR. Geobacter hydrogenophilus, Geobacter chapellei and Geobacter grbiciae, three new, strictly anaerobic, dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:581-588. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 776465