Name: Desulfobulbus mediterraneus Sass et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.di.ter.ra’ne.us. L. masc. adj. mediterraneus, midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus), and, in late Latin, used to refer to the Mediterranean Sea (Mediterraneum mare), pertaining to the habitat the organism was isolated from

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 86FS1; DSM 13871; JCM 15784

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF354663 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sass A, Rutters H, Cypionka H, Sass H. Desulfobulbus mediterraneus sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium growing on mono- and disaccharides. Arch Microbiol 2002; 177:468-474.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 87. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1437-1438.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desulfogranum mediterraneum (Sass et al. 2002) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfogranum mediterraneum (Sass et al. 2002) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Desulfobulbus mediterraneus is the correct name 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 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.
  • At the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries, and Desulfobulbus mediterraneus Sass et al. 2002 was not validly published [Rules 27(3) and 30]. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Desulfobulbus mediterraneus Sass et al. 2002 is now considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

Parent taxon: Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Sass A, Rutters H, Cypionka H, Sass H. Desulfobulbus mediterraneus sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium growing on mono- and disaccharides. Arch Microbiol 2002; 177:468-474.

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