Genus Borborobacter

Name: Borborobacter Li et al. 2025

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Bor.bo.ro.bac’ter. Gr. masc. n. borboros, mud, dirt; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Borborobacter, a rod-shaped bacterium isolated from mud

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Borborobacter-), bor-bo-ro-BAK-ter

Type species: Borborobacter arsenicus (Mu et al. 2019) Li et al. 2025

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2026 Li X, Tao Y, Li M, Zhang Q, Wu G, Hu J, Bai S, Su L, Li X. Borborobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from grapevine rootstock in Xinjiang, China. Arch Microbiol 2026; 208:0. 🇨🇳
    Notes:
    • 🧍 As of 2026-08-26 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

• 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. 🇨🇳
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pseudaminobacter Kämpfer et al. 1999. Publication: Mu Y, Zhou X, Liu L, Zhou XK, Zeng XC, Li WJ. Pseudaminobacter arsenicus sp. nov., an arsenic-resistant bacterium isolated from arsenic-rich aquifers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:791-797. 🇨🇳
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 1; JCM: 1; KCTC: 1; CCTCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Borborobacter arsenicus (Mu et al. 2019) Li et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Borborobacter xinjiangensis" Li et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name

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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