Candidatus

See also: candidatus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin candidatus (“candidate”).

Proper noun

Candidatus

1. (bacteriology) A taxonomic name component, usually forming an extended genus or species name, used as an interim status for a bacterium not yet cultured in a laboratory.

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, for example "Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator".
• It is written Ca. when abbreviated.

Derived terms

• Candidatus Baumannia
• Candidatus Blochmannia
• Candidatus Carsonella
• Candidatus Koribacter
• Candidatus Pelagibacter
• Candidatus Phytoplasma
• Candidatus Protochlamydia
• Candidatus Ruthia magnifica
• Candidatus Solibacter
• Candidatus Vesicomyosocius