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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Geothrix terrae

Name: Geothrix terrae Han et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of soil

Pronunciation, gender: TER-ra͡e, feminine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.3134; JCM 39321; SG 184

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16S rRNA gene: OM855545 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Han S, Tang R, Yang S, Xie CJ, Narsing Rao MP, Liu GH, Zhou SG. Two ferric-reducing bacteria Geothrix terrae sp. nov. and Geothrix alkalitolerans sp. nov., isolated from paddy soil. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:699.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Geothrix Coates et al. 1999

Assigned by: Han S, Tang R, Yang S, Xie CJ, Narsing Rao MP, Liu GH, Zhou SG. Two ferric-reducing bacteria Geothrix terrae sp. nov. and Geothrix alkalitolerans sp. nov., isolated from paddy soil. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:699.

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Record number: 37260
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