Name: Aerobium Li et al. 2025

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: A.e.ro’bi.um. Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Aerobium, a bacterium isolated from air

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Aerobi-), a-e-RO-bi-um

Type species: Aerobium aerolatum (Kämpfer et al. 2009) Li et al. 2025

Effective publication: Li Y, Guo T, Sun L, Wang ET, Young JPW, Tian CF. Phylogenomic analyses and reclassification of the Mesorhizobium complex: proposal for 9 novel genera and reclassification of 15 species. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:419. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Aquamicrobium Bambauer et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Defluvibacter Fritsche et al. 1999	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aquamicrobium Bambauer et al. 1998	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Phyllobacteriaceae Mergaert and Swings 2006. Publication: Li Y, Guo T, Sun L, Wang ET, Young JPW, Tian CF. Phylogenomic analyses and reclassification of the Mesorhizobium complex: proposal for 9 novel genera and reclassification of 15 species. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:419. 🇨🇳
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Aquamicrobium Bambauer et al. 1998. Publication: Kampfer P, Martin E, Lodders N, Jackel U. Transfer of Defluvibacter lusatiensis to the genus Aquamicrobium as Aquamicrobium lusatiense comb. nov. and description of Aquamicrobium aerolatum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2468-2470. 🇩🇪
  • ❗ Aerobium is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCUG: 1; DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Aerobium aerolatum (Kämpfer et al. 2009) Li et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: 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. 🇩🇪

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