Name: Sideroxyarcus emersonii Kato et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.mer.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. emersonii, of Emerson, referring to the microbiologist David Emerson who greatly contributed to our understanding of neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e-mer-SO-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 111897; JCM 39089; MIZ01

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16S rRNA gene: LC656623 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kato S, Itoh T, Iino T, Ohkuma M. Sideroxyarcus emersonii gen. nov. sp. nov., a neutrophilic, microaerobic iron- and thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from iron-rich wetland sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5347. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5434.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sideroxyarcus Kato et al. 2022. Publication: Kato S, Itoh T, Iino T, Ohkuma M. Sideroxyarcus emersonii gen. nov. sp. nov., a neutrophilic, microaerobic iron- and thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from iron-rich wetland sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5347. 🇯🇵
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sideroxyarcus Kato et al. 2022

Assigned by: Kato S, Itoh T, Iino T, Ohkuma M. Sideroxyarcus emersonii gen. nov. sp. nov., a neutrophilic, microaerobic iron- and thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from iron-rich wetland sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5347. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 28360