Name: "Sulfobacillus mesophilus" Li et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so’phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. mesophilus, mesophilic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sul-fo-ba-KIL-lus me-SO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CGMCC 1.17210; MT605232.1; S30H30

16S rRNA gene: MT605232 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Li X-T, Zhang X, Liang Z-L, Jiang Z, Huang Y, Han Y-Q, Tan Z-B, Ying-Liu, Liu Z-H, Yin H-q, et al. A culturomics biobank decodes extremophile evolution and metabolism in acid mine drainage. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 2026; 32:100722. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Sulfobacillus Golovacheva and Karavaiko 1991

Assigned by: Li X-T, Zhang X, Liang Z-L, Jiang Z, Huang Y, Han Y-Q, Tan Z-B, Ying-Liu, Liu Z-H, Yin H-q, et al. A culturomics biobank decodes extremophile evolution and metabolism in acid mine drainage. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 2026; 32:100722. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 72699