Name: Microaceticoccus formicicus Cheng et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: for.mi’ci.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum formicum, formic acid; N.L. masc. adj. formicicus, pertaining to formic acid

Pronunciation, gender: for-MI-ki-kus, masculine

Type strain: AMB_02; DSM 110248; JCM 39108

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16S rRNA gene: CP143259 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cheng G, Schnurer A, Westerholm M. Microaceticoccus formicicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an ammonia-tolerant formate-utilizing bacterium originating from a biogas process. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6773. 🇸🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Microaceticoccus Cheng et al. 2025. Publication: Cheng G, Schnurer A, Westerholm M. Microaceticoccus formicicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an ammonia-tolerant formate-utilizing bacterium originating from a biogas process. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6773. 🇸🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-05-13.

Parent taxon: Microaceticoccus Cheng et al. 2025

Assigned by: Cheng G, Schnurer A, Westerholm M. Microaceticoccus formicicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an ammonia-tolerant formate-utilizing bacterium originating from a biogas process. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6773. 🇸🇪

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Record number: 65210