Species "Thiobacillus plumbophilus"

Name: "Thiobacillus plumbophilus" Drobner et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: plum.bo’philus. L. neut. n. plumbum, lead; Gr. v. philein, to love; N.L. masc. adj. plumbophilus, loving lead, referring to its ability to grow with PbS as sole energy source

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 6690; Gro7; NBRC 107929

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16S rRNA gene: AJ316618 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Drobner E, Huber H, Rachel R, Stetter KO. Thiobacillus plumbophilus spec. nov., a novel galena and hydrogen oxidizer. Arch Microbiol 1992; 157:213-217.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Correct name: Sulfuriferula plumbiphila corrig. Watanabe et al. 2015

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sulfuriferula plumbiphila corrig. Watanabe et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Sulfuriferula plumbophilus Watanabe et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

Parent taxon: Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Drobner E, Huber H, Rachel R, Stetter KO. Thiobacillus plumbophilus spec. nov., a novel galena and hydrogen oxidizer. Arch Microbiol 1992; 157:213-217.

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Record number: 782716

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