Name: Geobacter sulfurreducens Caccavo et al. 1995
Etymology: sul.fur.re’du.cens. L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); L. pres. part. reducens, converting to a different state; N.L. part. adj. sulfurreducens, reducing sulfur
Type strain: ATCC 51573; DSM 12127; PCA
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16S rRNA gene: U13928 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Caccavo FJ, Lonergan DJ, Lovley DR, Davis M, Stolz JF, McInerney MJ. Geobacter sulfurreducens sp. nov., a hydrogen- and acetate-oxidizing dissimilatory metal-reducing microorganism. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:3752-3759.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 54. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:619-620.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Geobacter sulfurreducens subsp. sulfurreducens (Caccavo et al. 1995) Viulu et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Geobacter sulfurreducens subsp. ethanolicus Viulu et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995
Assigned by: Caccavo FJ, Lonergan DJ, Lovley DR, Davis M, Stolz JF, McInerney MJ. Geobacter sulfurreducens sp. nov., a hydrogen- and acetate-oxidizing dissimilatory metal-reducing microorganism. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:3752-3759.
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