Name: "Candidatus Korobacter versatilis" corrig. Ward et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ver.sa’ti.lis. L. masc. adj. versatilis, versatile with respect to the capability to use a variety of electron donors and acceptors

Gender: masculine

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16S rRNA gene: AF498727 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Ward NL, Challacombe JF, Janssen PH, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Wu M, Xie G, Haft DH, Sait M, Badger J, et al. Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2046-2056.

IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Koribacter versatilis" Ward et al. 2009	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Korobacter" corrig. Ward et al. 2009. Publication: Ward NL, Challacombe JF, Janssen PH, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Wu M, Xie G, Haft DH, Sait M, Badger J, et al. Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2046-2056.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Korobacter" corrig. Ward et al. 2009

Assigned by: Ward NL, Challacombe JF, Janssen PH, Henrissat B, Coutinho PM, Wu M, Xie G, Haft DH, Sait M, Badger J, et al. Three genomes from the phylum Acidobacteria provide insight into the lifestyles of these microorganisms in soils. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2046-2056.

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