Name: Desulfobulbus japonicus Suzuki et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. japonicus, pertaining to Japan, from where the type strain was originally isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 18378; JCM 14043; Pro1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB110549 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Suzuki D, Ueki A, Amaishi A, Ueki K. Desulfobulbus japonicus sp. nov., a novel Gram-negative propionate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an estuarine sediment in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:849-855.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desulfogranum japonicum (Suzuki et al. 2007) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfogranum japonicum (Suzuki et al. 2007) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfobulbus japonicus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Desulfobulbus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Suzuki D, Ueki A, Amaishi A, Ueki K. Desulfobulbus japonicus sp. nov., a novel Gram-negative propionate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an estuarine sediment in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:849-855.

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Record number: 775558