Name: "Candidatus Manganitrophus morganii" Yu et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: mor.ga’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. morganii, named after James J. Morgan, Ph.D. (1932-2020), aquatic chemist, textbook author, Stockholm Water Prize recipient, and Professor of Environmental Engineering Science at Caltech, whose long career focused on the environmental chemistry of manganese

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: man-ga-NI-tro-p^hus mor-GA-ni-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: SB1

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Original publication: Yu H, Chadwick GL, Lingappa UF, Leadbetter JR. Comparative Genomics on Cultivated and Uncultivated Freshwater and Marine "Candidatus Manganitrophaceae" Species Implies Their Worldwide Reach in Manganese Chemolithoautotrophy. mBio 2022; 13:e0342121. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Manganitrophus" Yu and Leadbetter 2020

Assigned by: Yu H, Chadwick GL, Lingappa UF, Leadbetter JR. Comparative Genomics on Cultivated and Uncultivated Freshwater and Marine "Candidatus Manganitrophaceae" Species Implies Their Worldwide Reach in Manganese Chemolithoautotrophy. mBio 2022; 13:e0342121. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 26794