Name: Bullifex porci Wylensek et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: por’ci. L. gen. masc. n. porci, of a pig

Pronunciation, gender: POR-ki, masculine

Type strain: DSM 105750; JCM 34393; NM-380-WT-3C1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Effective publication: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Bullifex Wylensek et al. 2021. Publication: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Bullifex Wylensek et al. 2021

Assigned by: Wylensek D, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Afrizal A, Kumar N, Wortmann E, Liu T, Devendran S, Lesker TR, Hernandez SB, et al. A collection of bacterial isolates from the pig intestine reveals functional and taxonomic diversity. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6389.

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