Name: Desulfobaculum xiamenense corrig. Zhao et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xia.me.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. xiamenense, of or belonging to Xiamen, the place of isolation [probably better: xiamense]

Pronunciation, gender: xia-me-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5166; DSM 24233; P1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ697913 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Li F, Ruan L. Desulfobaculum xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Desulfovibrionaceae isolated from marine mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1570-1575.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfobaculum xiamenensis Zhao et al. 2012	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfobaculum Zhao et al. 2012. Publication: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Li F, Ruan L. Desulfobaculum xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Desulfovibrionaceae isolated from marine mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1570-1575.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The spelling of the specific epithet has been on notification IJSEM 62:2314. Publication: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, xiamenensis (sic), has been corrected on notification according to Rule 12c and to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

Parent taxon: Desulfobaculum Zhao et al. 2012

Assigned by: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Li F, Ruan L. Desulfobaculum xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Desulfovibrionaceae isolated from marine mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1570-1575.

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