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Species "Candidatus Spiritibacter frigidus"
Name: "Candidatus Spiritibacter frigidus" Williams et al. 2024
Etymology: fri’gi.dus. L. masc. adj. frigidus, cold
Pronunciation, gender: FRI-gi-dus, masculine
Nomenclatural type: Mars-20.bin.36
Original publication:
Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Spiritibacter" Williams et al. 2024
Assigned by:
Williams TJ, Allen MA, Ray AE, Benaud N, Chelliah DS, Albanese D, Donati C, Selbmann L, Coleine C, Ferrari BC. Novel endolithic bacteria of phylum Chloroflexota reveal a myriad of potential survival strategies in the Antarctic desert. Appl Environ Microbiol 2024; 90:e0226423.
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Record number: 44853
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