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Species "Candidatus Thermodesulfobacterium syntrophicum"
Name: "Candidatus Thermodesulfobacterium syntrophicum" Zehnle et al. 2023
Etymology: syn.tro’phi.cum. N.L. neut. adj. trophicum, nursing, tending; N.L. neut. adj. syntrophicum, syntrophic
Pronunciation, gender: syn-TRO-phi-kum, neuter
Nomenclatural type: MAG 24; MCA70; sp.
Original publication:
Zehnle H, Laso-Perez R, Lipp J, Riedel D, Benito Merino D, Teske A, Wegener G. Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:1199-1212. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Parent taxon: Thermodesulfobacterium Zeikus et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Zehnle H, Laso-Perez R, Lipp J, Riedel D, Benito Merino D, Teske A, Wegener G. Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes. Nat Microbiol 2023; 8:1199-1212.
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Record number: 38475
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