Name: Mabikibacteraceae Choi et al. 2017

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: Ma.bi.ki.bac.te.ra’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Mabikibacter, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Mabikibacteraceae, the family of the genus Mabikibacter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-bi-ki-bak-te-RA-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Mabikibacter Choi et al. 2017

Valid publication: Choi G, Gao M, Lee DS, Choi H. Mabikibacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and proposal of Mabikibacteraceae fam. nov. in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3375-3380. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Phyllobacteriaceae Mergaert and Swings 2006	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Notoacmeibacteraceae Huang et al. 2017	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Brucellaceae Breed et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Choi et al. (2017) assigned this family to the order Rhizobiales Kuykendall 2006. Publication: Choi G, Gao M, Lee DS, Choi H. Mabikibacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and proposal of Mabikibacteraceae fam. nov. in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3375-3380. 🇰🇷
  • 🧒 Choi et al. (2017) assigned the genus Mabikibacter Choi et al. 2017 to this family. Publication: Choi G, Gao M, Lee DS, Choi H. Mabikibacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from marine sediment, and proposal of Mabikibacteraceae fam. nov. in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3375-3380. 🇰🇷
  • 🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Notoacmeibacteraceae Huang et al. 2017. Publication: Huang Z, Guo F, Lai Q, Shao Z. Notoacmeibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gut of a limpet and proposal of Notoacmeibacteraceae fam. nov. in the order Rhizobiales of the class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2527-2531. 🇨🇳
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Notoacmeibacteraceae Huang et al. 2017. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
  • ❗ Mabikibacteraceae is the correct name instead if this family is regarded as a separate family (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another family whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).

Parent taxon: Hyphomicrobiales Douglas 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted. It may or may not mention this taxon name. — Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

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