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Species Halodesulfurarchaeum formicicum
Name: Halodesulfurarchaeum formicicum Sorokin et al. 2017
Etymology: for.mi’ci.cum. N.L. neut. n. acidum formicum, formic acid; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of belonging to, pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. formicicum, pertaining to formic acid
Pronunciation, gender: for-MI-ki-kum, neuter
Type strain: HSR6; JCM 30662; UNIQEM U983
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
CP016804
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Sorokin DY, Messina E, Smedile F, Roman P, Damste JSS, Ciordia S, Mena MC, Ferrer M, Golyshin PN, Kublanov IV, et al. Discovery of anaerobic lithoheterotrophic haloarchaea, ubiquitous in hypersaline habitats. ISME J 2017; 11:1245-1260. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 176. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2075-2078.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halodesulfurarchaeum Sorokin et al. 2017.
Publication:
Sorokin DY, Messina E, Smedile F, Roman P, Damste JSS, Ciordia S, Mena MC, Ferrer M, Golyshin PN, Kublanov IV, et al. Discovery of anaerobic lithoheterotrophic haloarchaea, ubiquitous in hypersaline habitats. ISME J 2017; 11:1245-1260.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halodesulfurarchaeum Sorokin et al. 2017.
Publication:
Sorokin DY, Messina E, Smedile F, Roman P, Damste JSS, Ciordia S, Mena MC, Ferrer M, Golyshin PN, Kublanov IV, et al. Discovery of anaerobic lithoheterotrophic haloarchaea, ubiquitous in hypersaline habitats. ISME J 2017; 11:1245-1260.
Parent taxon: Halodesulfurarchaeum Sorokin et al. 2017
Assigned by:
Sorokin DY, Messina E, Smedile F, Roman P, Damste JSS, Ciordia S, Mena MC, Ferrer M, Golyshin PN, Kublanov IV, et al. Discovery of anaerobic lithoheterotrophic haloarchaea, ubiquitous in hypersaline habitats. ISME J 2017; 11:1245-1260.
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Record number: 795583
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