Name: Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.bul’bus. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote) (in compound words); L. masc. n. bulbus, a bulb, an onion; N.L. masc. n. Desulfobulbus, onion-shaped sulfate reducer

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Desulfobulb-), de-sul-fo-BUL-bus

Type species: Desulfobulbus propionicus Widdel 1981

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Desulfobulbus" Boone and Bryant 1980	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Desulfobulbia Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Desulfobulbaceae Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family II. Desulfobulbaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 988. 🇺🇸
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Desulfobulbales Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
  • 🧕 Waite et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the class Desulfobulbia Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
  • 🧕 Waite et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the order Desulfobulbales Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Desulfobulbus" Boone and Bryant 1980. Publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu Isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe Göttingen, 1980.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Desulfbulbus"; "Desulfobufbus"; "Desulfobulus"; "Desulfobutbus"; "Desuljobulbus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 9; JCM: 5; ATCC: 3; UNIQEM: 1; VKM: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "DSBB" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 11

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfobulbus aggregans Kharrat et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP, belated name	correct name
    Desulfobulbus alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobulbus elongatus Samain et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobulbus japonicus Suzuki et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Desulfobulbus marinus Kuever et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Desulfobulbus mediterraneus Sass et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Desulfobulbus oligotrophicus El Houari et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobulbus propionicus Widdel 1981	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobulbus rhabdoformis Lien et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Desulfobulbus rimicarensis" Jiang et al. 2020	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Desulfobulbus rimicaridis" corrig. Jiang et al. 2020	not validly published	pro-correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfobulbaceae Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family II. Desulfobulbaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 988. 🇺🇸

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