Name DOI
10.1601/nm.3640
Name
 Lovley et al. 1995 emend. Waite et al. 2020
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Lovley et al. 1995 emend. Waite et al. 2020
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 Lovley et al. 1995
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995 emend. Waite et al. 2020
Nomenclatural History
The genus Geobacter was originally proposed by Lovley et al. 1993. This name became validly published when it appeared on Validation List No. 54 in 1995. Waite et al. published an emended description of this genus in 2020. Nevin et al. transferred the members of De Wever et al. 2001 emend. Waite et al. 2020 into this genus in 2007.
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995 emend. Waite et al. 2020.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.3640.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on December 3, 2020.

References

  1. Lovley DR, Giovannoni SJ, White DC, Champine JE, Phillips EJ, Gorby YA, Goodwin S. Geobacter metallireducens gen. nov. sp. nov., a microorganism capable of coupling the complete oxidation of organic compounds to the reduction of iron and other metals. Arch Microbiol 1993; 159:336-344. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00290916 [PubMed].
  2. Nevin KP, Holmes DE, Woodard TL, Covalla SF, Lovley DR. Reclassification of Trichlorobacter thiogenes as Geobacter thiogenes comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:463-466. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63408-0 [PubMed].
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  4. List Editor. Validation List no. 54. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:619-620. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-45-3-619.