Name: Diaphorobacter Khan and Hiraishi 2003

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Di.a.pho.ro.bac’ter. Gr. masc./fem. adj. diaphoros, different, profitable; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Diaphorobacter, distinguished and profitable rod, referring to usefulness in nitrogen removal

Gender: masculine (stem: Diaphorobacter-)

Type species: Diaphorobacter nitroreducens Khan and Hiraishi 2003

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Khan ST, Hiraishi A. Diaphorobacter nitroreducens gen nov, sp nov, a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading denitrifying bacterium isolated from activated sludge. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2002; 48:299-308.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 92. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:935-937.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Kim et al. 2014 Kim SJ, Moon JY, Ahn JH, Weon HY, Hong SB, Seok SJ, Kwon SW. Diaphorobacter aerolatus sp. nov., isolated from air, and emended description of the genus Diaphorobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:513-517. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1459-1460.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Wei et al. 2015 Wei XL, Han MS, Xia CC, Ding SL, Xu L, Lin YB, Wang L, Wei GH. Diaphorobacter ruginosibacter sp. nov., isolated from soybean root nodule, and emended description of the genus Diaphorobacter. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:683-692. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 23. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:7-8.

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 5; KCTC: 3; JCM: 1; NBRC: 1; CIP: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 7

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Diaphorobacter aerolatus Kim et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Diaphorobacter caeni" Yang et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Diaphorobacter limosus" Yang et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Diaphorobacter nitroreducens Khan and Hiraishi 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Diaphorobacter oryzae Pham et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Diaphorobacter polyhydroxybutyrativorans Qiu et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Diaphorobacter ruginosibacter" Wei et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991

Assigned by: Khan ST, Hiraishi A. Diaphorobacter nitroreducens gen nov, sp nov, a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-degrading denitrifying bacterium isolated from activated sludge. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2002; 48:299-308.

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