
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.2202
Name	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000
Preferred Name	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.2202
Type Strain representative organism	ATCC 23270^T (=DSM 14882 =NCIMB 8455 =NCIB 8455)


Proper Form	Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000
Nomenclatural History	The species Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was originally described and validly published by Kelly and Wood 2000. Kelly and Wood formed this name in 2000 by placing the species Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Temple and Colmer 1951 (Approved Lists 1980) into the genus Acidithiobacillus Kelly and Wood 2000 emend. Hallberg et al. 2010.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Temple and Colmer 1951) Kelly and Wood 2000.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.2202.
Source File	10.1601/nm.2202.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 19, 2009.

References

Kelly DP, Wood AP. Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:511-516. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-2-511 [PubMed].