Species Desulfogranum mediterraneum

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

Category, proposed as: species, 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 (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-GRA-num me-di-ter-RA-ne-um, neuter

Type strain: 86FS1; DSM 13871; JCM 15784

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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

Risk group: 1

• 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. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

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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