Name: Polynucleobacter acidiphobus Hahn et al. 2011
Etymology: a.ci.di.pho’bus. L. neut. adj. acidum, an acid; from L. masc. adj. acidus, sour; Gr. suff. -phobos, having a horror; from Gr. masc. n. phobos, panic fear; N.L. masc. adj. acidiphobus, acid-hating, referring to the observation that this species was never detected in acidic waters
Type strain: CIP 110079; DSM 21994; MWH PoolGreenA3
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16S rRNA gene: FM208180 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Hahn MW, Lang E, Brandt U, Sproer C. Polynucleobacter acidiphobus sp. nov., a representative of an abundant group of planktonic freshwater bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:788-794.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Polynucleobacter Heckmann and Schmidt 1987
Assigned by: Hahn MW, Lang E, Brandt U, Sproer C. Polynucleobacter acidiphobus sp. nov., a representative of an abundant group of planktonic freshwater bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:788-794.
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Record number: 789162