Albidiferax Explained

Albidiferax is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).

Etymology

The name Albidiferax derives from:
Latin adjective albidus, whitish, white; Latin adjective ferax, fertile; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Albidiferax, whitish and fertile.

Species

The genus contains a single species, namely Albidiferax ferrireducens (corrig. (Finneran et al. 2003) Ramana and Sasikala 2009, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun ferrum, iron; Latin participle adjective reducens (from Latin v. reducere), leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; Neo-Latin participle adjective ferrireducens, iron-reducing (converting iron to a reduced oxidation state).)^[1]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

Notes and References

1. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 59 . 11 . 2647–2648 . 2009 . 10.1099/ijs.0.019521-0. 5817221 . Oren . A. . Garrity . G. M. . 28891789 .