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Species "Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica"
Name: "Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica" Karthikeyan et al. 2019
Etymology: di.a.zo.tro’phi.ca. Gr. adv. dis, in two (also Latin adjective); N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; from French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); from Gr. fem. n. zôê, life; from N.Gr. fem. n. azôê, not sustaining life; N.L. pref. diazo-, pertaining to dinitrogen (in compound words); Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, feeding, tending; N.L. fem. adj. diazotrophica, one that feeds on dinitrogen, named after its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … di-a-zo-TRO-phi-ka, feminine
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MH795143
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Karthikeyan S, Rodriguez-R LM, Heritier-Robbins P, Kim M, Overholt WA, Gaby JC, Hatt JK, Spain JC, Rossello-Mora R, Huettel M, et al. "Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica", a novel gammaproteobacterial genus dominating crude-oil-contaminated coastal sediments. ISME J 2019; 13:2129-2134. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 2. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4671.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Macondimonas" Karthikeyan et al. 2019.
Publication:
Karthikeyan S, Rodriguez-R LM, Heritier-Robbins P, Kim M, Overholt WA, Gaby JC, Hatt JK, Spain JC, Rossello-Mora R, Huettel M, et al. "Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica", a novel gammaproteobacterial genus dominating crude-oil-contaminated coastal sediments. ISME J 2019; 13:2129-2134. 🇺🇸
- 🧍 This species was confirmed as the type species of its monotypic genus in Appendix 1 of Candidatus List No. 6.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Macondimonas" Karthikeyan et al. 2019.
Publication:
Karthikeyan S, Rodriguez-R LM, Heritier-Robbins P, Kim M, Overholt WA, Gaby JC, Hatt JK, Spain JC, Rossello-Mora R, Huettel M, et al. "Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica", a novel gammaproteobacterial genus dominating crude-oil-contaminated coastal sediments. ISME J 2019; 13:2129-2134.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Macondimonas" Karthikeyan et al. 2019
Assigned by:
Karthikeyan S, Rodriguez-R LM, Heritier-Robbins P, Kim M, Overholt WA, Gaby JC, Hatt JK, Spain JC, Rossello-Mora R, Huettel M, et al. "Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica", a novel gammaproteobacterial genus dominating crude-oil-contaminated coastal sediments. ISME J 2019; 13:2129-2134. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 1011
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