Candidatus
See also: candidatus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin candidatus (“candidate”)
Proper noun
Candidatus
- A taxonomic name component, usually forming an extended genus or species name, used as an interim status for a bacterium that is not yet fully described
Usage notes
- When used as part of the name for a candidate genus or species, it should appear in italics and the following elements in ordinary Roman type.
Derived terms
- Candidatus Baumannia, properly Candidatus Baumannia
- Candidatus Blochmannia
- Candidatus Carsonella
- Candidatus Koribacter
- Candidatus Pelagibacter
- Candidatus Phytoplasma
- Candidatus Protochlamydia
- Candidatus Ruthia magnifica, properly Candidatus Ruthia magnifica
- Candidatus Solibacter
- Candidatus Vesicomyosocius