Name: Geothrix mesophila Han et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. mesophila, middle (temperature)-loving, mesophilic

Pronunciation, gender: me-SO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.3309; KCTC 25635; SG 198

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16S rRNA gene: OM855572 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Han S, Yang S, Tang R, Xie CJ, Liu X, Liu GH, Zhou SG. Two novel Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, Geothrix campi sp. nov. and Geothrix mesophila sp. nov., isolated from paddy soils. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:68.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: GDMCC 62910.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-14.

Parent taxon: Geothrix Coates et al. 1999

Assigned by: Han S, Yang S, Tang R, Xie CJ, Liu X, Liu GH, Zhou SG. Two novel Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, Geothrix campi sp. nov. and Geothrix mesophila sp. nov., isolated from paddy soils. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:68.

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Record number: 47501