Name: Geotalea toluenoxydans (Kunapuli et al. 2010) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Geobacter toluenoxydans Kunapuli et al. 2010

Etymology: to.lu.e.nox’y.dans. N.L. neut. n. toluenum, toluene; N.L. v. oxydo, to oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sharp, acid; N.L. part. adj. toluenoxydans, oxidizing toluene

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 19350; JCM 15764; TMJ1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU711072 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geobacter toluenoxydans Kunapuli et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Geotalea Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

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Record number: 17444