Name: "Sulfurimonas marisnigri" Henkel et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ris.ni’gri. L. neut. n. mare (gen. maris), sea; L. masc. adj. niger, black; N.L. gen. neut. n. marisnigri, of the Black Sea, referring to the place where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-ris-NI-gri, feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 111879; JCM 39139; SoZ1

16S rRNA gene: CP054493 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Henkel JV, Dellwig O, Pollehne F, Herlemann DPR, Leipe T, Schulz-Vogt HN. A bacterial isolate from the Black Sea oxidizes sulfide with manganese(IV) oxide. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:12153-12155. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Sulfurimonas marisnigri" Henkel et al. 2021

Parent taxon: Sulfurimonas Inagaki et al. 2003

Assigned by: Henkel JV, Dellwig O, Pollehne F, Herlemann DPR, Leipe T, Schulz-Vogt HN. A bacterial isolate from the Black Sea oxidizes sulfide with manganese(IV) oxide. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:12153-12155. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 43086
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