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Genus Borborobacter
Name: Borborobacter Li et al. 2025
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
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. 
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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
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Notes:
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🚋 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: CCTCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
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🚋 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.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Borborobacter arsenicus (Mu et al. 2019) Li et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Phyllobacteriaceae Mergaert and Swings 2006
Assigned by:
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. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 57158
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