Name: "Candidatus Nitrosarchaeum koreense" corrig. Kim et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ko.re.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. koreense, pertaining to Korea

Gender: neuter

Type strain: JCM 31640; KCTC 4249; MY1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ331116 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Kim BK, Jung MY, Yu DS, Park SJ, Oh TK, Rhee SK, Kim JF. Genome sequence of an ammonia-oxidizing soil archaeon, "Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis" MY1. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:5539-5540.

IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Nitrosarchaeum koreense Jung et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis" Kim et al. 2011	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Nitrosarchaeum koreense Jung et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Nitrosarchaeum" corrig. Blainey et al. 2011

Assigned by: Kim BK, Jung MY, Yu DS, Park SJ, Oh TK, Rhee SK, Kim JF. Genome sequence of an ammonia-oxidizing soil archaeon, "Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum koreensis" MY1. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:5539-5540.

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Record number: 948