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Register List https://seqco.de/r:km1jc405 [2024]

Register list for 3 new names including Phosphoribacter gen. nov.

Submitted by Nielsen, Per H.

Genus Phosphoribacter

Etymology
[Phos.pho.ri.bac'ter] L. masc. n. phosphorus, phosphorus; N.L masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Phosphoribacter, a rod shaped bacteria that stores phosphate
Nomenclatural type
Species Phosphoribacter baldriiTs
Description
Rod shaped bacterial genus from sludge. Likely utilizes a range of substrates including sugars and amino acids, is capable of polyphosphate accumulation and cycling.
Classification
Bacteria » Actinomycetota » Actinomycetes » Micrococcales » Dermatophilaceae » Phosphoribacter
References
Effective publication: Singleton et al., 2022 [1]

Species Phosphoribacter baldriiTs

Etymology
[bal.dri'i] N.L. gen. n. baldrii, of Baldr, Norse god twin of Hodr, indicating the close relationship of the 16S rRNA gene sequence for Phosphoribacter baldrii and Phosphoribacter hodrii
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_016704565.1 Ts
Description
Rod shaped cells 0.4-0.7 x 1-1.7 µm (diameter x length), usually organized in microcolonies embedded in the structure of the floc. Likely utilizes a range of substrates including sugars and amino acids, is capable of polyphosphate accumulation and cycling, with the distinction of potential ethanolamine use 
Classification
Bacteria » Actinomycetota » Actinomycetes » Micrococcales » Dermatophilaceae » Phosphoribacter » Phosphoribacter baldriiTs
References
Effective publication: Singleton et al., 2022 [1]
Assigned taxonomically: Singleton et al., 2022 [1]

Species Phosphoribacter hodrii

Etymology
[ho.dri'i] N.L. gen. n. hodrii, of Hodr, Norse god twin of Baldr, indicating the close relationship of the 16S rRNA gene sequence for Phosphoribacter hodrii and Phosphoribacter baldrii
Nomenclatural type
NCBI Assembly: GCA_016707175.1 Ts
Description
Rod shaped bacterial species from sludge. Likely utilizes a range of substrates including sugars and amino acids, is capable of polyphosphate accumulation and cycling.
Classification
Bacteria » Actinomycetota » Actinomycetes » Micrococcales » Dermatophilaceae » Phosphoribacter » Phosphoribacter hodrii
References
Effective publication: Singleton et al., 2022 [1]
Assigned taxonomically: Singleton et al., 2022 [1]

References

  1. Singleton et al. (2022). The novel genus, ‘Candidatus Phosphoribacter’, previously identified as Tetrasphaera, is the dominant polyphosphate accumulating lineage in EBPR wastewater treatment plants worldwide. The ISME Journal. DOI:10.1038/s41396-022-01212-z

Register List Certificate of Validation

On behalf of the Committee on the Systematics of Prokaryotes Described from Sequence Data (SeqCode Committee), we hereby certify that the Register List seqco.de/r:km1jc405 submitted by Nielsen, Per H. and including 3 new names has been successfully validated.


Date of Priority: 2024-10-22 06:38 UTC
DOI: 10.57973/seqcode.r:km1jc405