Name: "Metallosphaera yellowstonensis" Kozubal et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: yel.lows.to.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. yellowstonensis, pertaining to Yellowstone National Park, where organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … yel-lows-to-NEN-sis, feminine

Original publication: Kozubal MA, Dlakic M, Macur RE, Inskeep WP. Terminal oxidase diversity and function in "Metallosphaera yellowstonensis": gene expression and protein modeling suggest mechanisms of Fe(II) oxidation in the sulfolobales. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:1844-1853. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Metallosphaera Huber et al. 1989

Assigned by: Kozubal MA, Dlakic M, Macur RE, Inskeep WP. Terminal oxidase diversity and function in "Metallosphaera yellowstonensis": gene expression and protein modeling suggest mechanisms of Fe(II) oxidation in the sulfolobales. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:1844-1853. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 1626
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