Name: Desulfobaculum bizertense corrig. (Haouari et al. 2006) Park et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio bizertensis Haouari et al. 2006

Etymology: bi.zer.ten’se. N.L. neut. adj. bizertense, referring to Bizerte

Pronunciation, gender: bi-zer-TEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 18034; MB3; NCIMB 14199

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ422859 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Park MJ, Kim YJ, Park M, Yu J, Namirimu T, Roh YR, Kwon KK. Establishment of Genome Based Criteria for Classification of the Family Desulfovibrionaceae and Proposal of Two Novel Genera, Alkalidesulfovibrio gen. nov. and Salidesulfovibrio gen. nov. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:738205.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 212. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paradesulfovibrio bizertensis (Haouari et al. 2006) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfobaculum bizertensis (Haouari et al. 2006) Park et al. 2023	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Desulfovibrio bizertensis Haouari et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14597 (N = 6).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Desulfobaculum Zhao et al. 2012

Assigned by: Park MJ, Kim YJ, Park M, Yu J, Namirimu T, Roh YR, Kwon KK. Establishment of Genome Based Criteria for Classification of the Family Desulfovibrionaceae and Proposal of Two Novel Genera, Alkalidesulfovibrio gen. nov. and Salidesulfovibrio gen. nov. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:738205.

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Record number: 39617