Name: Dichotomicrobium Hirsch and Hoffmann 1989

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Di.cho.to.mi.cro’bi.um. L. masc. adj. dichotomos, cutting in two, divided equally; N.L. neut. n. microbium, microbe; N.L. neut. n. Dichotomicrobium, a forked microbe

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Dichotomicrobi-), di-k^ho-to-mi-KRO-bi-um

Type species: Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum Hirsch and Hoffmann 1989

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hirsch P, Hoffmann B. Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum, gen. nov., spec. nov., budding prosthecate bacteria from the solar lake (Sinai) and some related strains. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 11:291-301.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Rhodomicrobiaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1; DSM: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "DCMB" 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: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum Hirsch and Hoffmann 1989	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Hyphomicrobiaceae Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class I. Alphaproteobacteria class. 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. 1.

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