Name: "Pseudomyxococcus" Das et al. 2025

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pseu.do.my.xo.coc’cus. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; N.L. masc. n. Myxococcus, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n. Pseudomyxococcus, false Myxococcus

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Pseudomyxococc-), pse͡u-do-my-kso-KOK-kus

Type species: "Pseudomyxococcus flavus" Das et al. 2025

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Das J, Pal S, Negi A, Sundharam SS, Yadav A, Subramanian S, Sinha SK, Samanta J, Krishnamurthi S. Genomic insights into novel predatory myxobacteria isolated from human feces. Microbiol Spectr 2025; 13:e0214724. 🇮🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; NBRC: 3; ATCC: 2; NCIMB: 2; MTCC: 2; CIP: 2; CECT: 2; IFO: 1; CCUG: 1; JCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 6

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Pseudomyxococcus flavus" Das et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Pseudomyxococcus hansupus" (Sharma et al. 2016) Das et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    "Pseudomyxococcus macrosporus" (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926) Das et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym
    "Pseudomyxococcus vastator" (Chambers et al. 2021) Das et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym
    "Pseudomyxococcus virescens" (Thaxter 1892) Das et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym
    "Pseudomyxococcus xanthus" (Beebe 1941) Das et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Myxococcaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Das J, Pal S, Negi A, Sundharam SS, Yadav A, Subramanian S, Sinha SK, Samanta J, Krishnamurthi S. Genomic insights into novel predatory myxobacteria isolated from human feces. Microbiol Spectr 2025; 13:e0214724. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 65628