Name: Heliorestis acidaminivorans Asao et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.cid.a.mi.ni.vor’ans. N.L. part. adj. acidaminivorans, feeding on amino acids; N.L. fem. n. Heliorestis, acidaminivorans, the amino acid-eating Heliorestis

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2399; DSM 24790; HR10B; NCMA B119

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16S rRNA gene: EU908049 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Asao M, Takaichi S, Madigan MT. Amino acid-assimilating phototrophic heliobacteria from soda lake environments: Heliorestis acidaminivorans sp. nov. and 'Candidatus Heliomonas lunata'. Extremophiles 2012; 16:585-595.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 198. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4688.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Heliorestis Bryantseva et al. 2000

Assigned by: Asao M, Takaichi S, Madigan MT. Amino acid-assimilating phototrophic heliobacteria from soda lake environments: Heliorestis acidaminivorans sp. nov. and 'Candidatus Heliomonas lunata'. Extremophiles 2012; 16:585-595.

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Record number: 18910