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Species "Candidatus Micrarchaeum acidiphilum"
Name: "Candidatus Micrarchaeum acidiphilum" Baker et al. 2010
Etymology: a.ci.di’phi.lum. N.L. neut. adj. acidiphilum, acid-loving
Pronunciation, gender: a-ki-DI-phi-lum, neuter
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ848677
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Baker BJ, Comolli LR, Dick GJ, Hauser LJ, Hyatt D, Dill BD, Land ML, Verberkmoes NC, Hettich RL, Banfield JF. Enigmatic, ultrasmall, uncultivated Archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:8806-8811. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
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 Micrarchaeum" Baker et al. 2010.
Publication:
Baker BJ, Comolli LR, Dick GJ, Hauser LJ, Hyatt D, Dill BD, Land ML, Verberkmoes NC, Hettich RL, Banfield JF. Enigmatic, ultrasmall, uncultivated Archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:8806-8811.
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🧍 Fujishima et al. (2011) have found this species to encode for a novel type of archaeal tRNA splicing endonuclease.
Publication:
Fujishima K, Sugahara J, Miller CS, Baker BJ, Di Giulio M, Takesue K, Sato A, Tomita M, Banfield JF, Kanai A. A novel three-unit tRNA splicing endonuclease found in ultrasmall Archaea possesses broad substrate specificity. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:9695-9704.
- 🧍 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 Micrarchaeum" Baker et al. 2010.
Publication:
Baker BJ, Comolli LR, Dick GJ, Hauser LJ, Hyatt D, Dill BD, Land ML, Verberkmoes NC, Hettich RL, Banfield JF. Enigmatic, ultrasmall, uncultivated Archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:8806-8811.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Micrarchaeum" Baker et al. 2010
Assigned by:
Baker BJ, Comolli LR, Dick GJ, Hauser LJ, Hyatt D, Dill BD, Land ML, Verberkmoes NC, Hettich RL, Banfield JF. Enigmatic, ultrasmall, uncultivated Archaea. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:8806-8811.
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Record number: 19882
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