Name: Defluvibacter Fritsche et al. 1999

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.flu.vi.bac’ter. L. neut. n. defluvium, sewage, waste water; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Defluvibacter, referring to its origin from activated sludge of a waste water treatment plant

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Defluvibacter-), de-flu-wi-BAK-ter

Type species: Defluvibacter lusatiensis corrig. Fritsche et al. 1999

Effective publication: Fritsche K, Auling G, Andreesen JR, Lechner U. Defluvibacter lusatiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new chlorohenol-degrading member of the alpha-2 subgroup of proteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 1999; 22:197-204. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Aquamicrobium Bambauer et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aerobium Li et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aquamicrobium Bambauer et al. 1998	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Hördt et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Phyllobacteriaceae Mergaert and Swings 2006. 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🧕 Lipski and Kämpfer (2012) assigned this genus to the family Phyllobacteriaceae Mergaert and Swings 2006. Publication: Lipski A, Kampfer P. Aquamicrobium ahrensii sp. nov. and Aquamicrobium segne sp. nov., isolated from experimental biofilters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2511-2516. 🇩🇪
  • 🚂 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. 🇩🇪
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Defuvibacter".
  • ❗ Defluvibacter 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: CIP: 2; DSM: 2.

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Defluvibacter lusatiae Fritsche et al. 1999	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Defluvibacter lusatiensis corrig. Fritsche et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 515476