Name: "Leptothrix ginsengisoli" Baskar et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gin.sen.gi’so.li. L. gen. neut. n. soli, of soil; N.L. gen. neut. n. ginsengisoli, from ginseng soil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gin-sen-GI-so-li, feminine

Nomenclatural type: CCGE2120

16S rRNA gene: EU867315 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Baskar S, Baskar R, Thorseth IH, Ovreas L, Pedersen RB. Microbially induced iron precipitation associated with a neutrophilic spring at Borra Caves, Vishakhapatnam, India. Astrobiology 2012; 12:327-346. 🇮🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Leptothrix ginsengisoli" Ibrahim et al. 2021

Parent taxon: Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baskar S, Baskar R, Thorseth IH, Ovreas L, Pedersen RB. Microbially induced iron precipitation associated with a neutrophilic spring at Borra Caves, Vishakhapatnam, India. Astrobiology 2012; 12:327-346. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 43091
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