Species Magnetospirillum bellicus

Name: Magnetospirillum bellicus Thrash et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bel’li.cus. L. masc. adj. bellicus, martial, warlike, referring to the propensity of the organism to degrade perchlorate, a principal component of munitions and solid rocket fuel

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-n͡gne-to-spi-RIL-lum BEL-li-kus, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1730; DSM 21662; VDY

16S rRNA gene: EF405824 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thrash JC, Ahmadi S, Torok T, Coates JD. Magnetospirillum bellicus sp. nov., a novel dissimilatory perchlorate-reducing alphaproteobacterium isolated from a bioelectrical reactor. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:4730-4737. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Magnetospirillum bellicum corrig. Thrash et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Magnetospirillum bellicum corrig. Thrash et al. 2021	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Magnetospirillum Schleifer et al. 1992

Assigned by: Thrash JC, Ahmadi S, Torok T, Coates JD. Magnetospirillum bellicus sp. nov., a novel dissimilatory perchlorate-reducing alphaproteobacterium isolated from a bioelectrical reactor. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:4730-4737. 🇺🇸

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