Azoamicus


Citation

Formal styling
Azoamicus Graf et al., 2021 (valid 2024)
Effective publication
Graf et al., 2021
SeqCode status
Valid (SeqCode)
Register List
seqco.de/r:nnau0hgf (validated)
Canonical URL
https://seqco.de/i:49071

Nomenclature

Rank
Genus
Inferred stem
Azoamic-
Syllabication
A.zo.a'mi.cus
Etymology
N.L. pref. azo-, pertaining to nitrogen; L. masc. n. amicus, friend; N.L. masc. n. Azoamicus, friend that pertains to nitrogen
Nomenclatural type
Azoamicus ciliaticolaTs
Nomenclatural status
Validly published under the SeqCode

Taxonomy

Description
 ‘Candidatus Azoamicus ciliaticola’ is an obligate endosymbiont of an anaerobic ciliate and has a dedicated role in respiration and providing energy for its eukaryotic host. ‘Candidatus A. ciliaticola’ contains a highly reduced 0.29-Mb genome that encodes core genes for central information processing, the electron transport chain, a truncated tricarboxylic acid cycle, ATP generation and iron–sulfur cluster biosynthesis. The genome encodes a respiratory denitrification pathway instead of aerobic terminal oxidases, which enables its host to breathe nitrate instead of oxygen. ‘Candidatus A. ciliaticola’ and its ciliate host represent an example of a symbiosis that is based on the transfer of energy in the form of ATP, rather than nutrition.
Classification
Bacteria » Pseudomonadota » Gammaproteobacteria » “Azoamicales” » “Azoamicaceae” » Azoamicus
Parent
“Azoamicaceae”
Children (3)

Metadata

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Local history
Registered by
Speth, Daan about 2 months ago
Submitted by
Rodriguez-R, Luis M 16 days ago
Curators
Validated by
Rodriguez-R, Luis M 16 days ago
Date of priority
2024-11-21 03:59 PM (UTC)

Publications
1

Citation Title
Graf et al., 2021, Nature Anaerobic endosymbiont generates energy for ciliate host by denitrification
Effective publication



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