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Name: "Candidatus Scalindua sorokinii" Kuypers et al. 2003
Etymology: so.ro.ki’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. sorokinii, named after the Russian microbiologist Yuri Ivanovich Sorokin, a Russian aquatic microbial ecologist who made significant contributions in determining the role of micro-organisms and protozoa in aquatic ecosystems
Pronunciation, gender: so-ro-KI-ni-i, feminine
Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated
Effective publication:
Kuypers MM, Sliekers AO, Lavik G, Schmid M, Jorgensen BB, Kuenen JG, Sinninghe Damste JS, Strous M, Jetten MS. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation by anammox bacteria in the Black Sea. Nature 2003; 422:608-611.
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
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Scalindua" Schmid et al. 2003
Assigned by:
Kuypers MM, Sliekers AO, Lavik G, Schmid M, Jorgensen BB, Kuenen JG, Sinninghe Damste JS, Strous M, Jetten MS. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation by anammox bacteria in the Black Sea. Nature 2003; 422:608-611.
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Record number: 800621