Name: "Humiphilus diazotrophicus" Itoh et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.a.zo.tro’phi.cus. Gr. adv. dis, two, double (also Latin adjective); N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending, or feeding; N.L. masc. adj. diazotrophicus, one that feeds on dinitrogen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … di-a-zo-TRO-p^hi-kus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: JCM 39634; JemMK663; KCTC 35016

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16S rRNA gene: PV355031 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Itoh H, Mise K, Kuniyasu M, Wasai-Hara S, Ushijima N. Isolation and global occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Acidobacteriota in soil environments. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇯🇵

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Humiphilus" Itoh et al. 2026. Publication: Itoh H, Mise K, Kuniyasu M, Wasai-Hara S, Ushijima N. Isolation and global occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Acidobacteriota in soil environments. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇯🇵

Parent taxon: "Humiphilus" Itoh et al. 2026

Assigned by: Itoh H, Mise K, Kuniyasu M, Wasai-Hara S, Ushijima N. Isolation and global occurrence of nitrogen-fixing Acidobacteriota in soil environments. ISME J 2026; 0:0. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 72572