Name: Bizionia argentinensis Bercovich et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.gen.ti.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. argentinensis, pertaining to Argentina, the country associated with the scientific station in the vicinity of which the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-zi-O-ni-a ar-gen-ti-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCM-A 29:1259; DSM 19628; JUB59

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU021217 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bercovich A, Vazquez SC, Yankilevich P, Coria SH, Foti M, Hernandez E, Vidal A, Ruberto L, Melo C, Marenssi S, et al. Bizionia argentinensis sp. nov., isolated from surface marine water in Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2363-2367. 🇦🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Algorimicrobium argentinensis" (Bercovich et al. 2008) Kurilenko et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Algorimicrobium argentinense" (Bercovich et al. 2008) García-López et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Algorimicrobium argentinense" corrig. (Bercovich et al. 2008) Kurilenko et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 13 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hahnke et al. (2016). Publication: Hahnke RL, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Garcia-Lopez M, Mukherjee S, Huntemann M, Ivanova NN, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Klenk HP, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:2003. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Bizionia Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005

Assigned by: Bercovich A, Vazquez SC, Yankilevich P, Coria SH, Foti M, Hernandez E, Vidal A, Ruberto L, Melo C, Marenssi S, et al. Bizionia argentinensis sp. nov., isolated from surface marine water in Antarctica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2363-2367. 🇦🇷

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