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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfobulbus mediterraneus Sass et al. 2002

Etymology: me.di.ter.ra’ne.um. L. neut. adj. mediterraneum, from the Mediterranean Sea, pertaining to the habitat the organism was isolated from

Pronunciation, gender: me-di-ter-RA-ne-um, neuter

Type strain: 86FS1; DSM 13871; JCM 15784

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16S rRNA gene: AF354663 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfogranum gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-5.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfobulbus mediterraneus Sass et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfogranum Galushko and Kuever 2021. Publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfogranum gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-5.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfogranum Galushko and Kuever 2021

Assigned by: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfogranum gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-5.

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Record number: 24792