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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Geobacter eutrophicus"

Name: "Candidatus Geobacter eutrophicus" corrig. Mei et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: eu.tro’phi.cus. Gr. adv. eû, good; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. masc. adj. eutrophicus, feeding on rich nutrients

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e͡u-TRO-phi-kus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: bin GAC1

Effective publication: Mei R, Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Yu J, Sathyagal A, Willman E, Liu WT. Novel Geobacter species and diverse methanogens contribute to enhanced methane production in media-added methanogenic reactors. Water Res 2018; 147:403-412. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Mei R, Nobu MK, Narihiro T, Yu J, Sathyagal A, Willman E, Liu WT. Novel Geobacter species and diverse methanogens contribute to enhanced methane production in media-added methanogenic reactors. Water Res 2018; 147:403-412. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 35399
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