Name: Gulosibacter bifidus (Lin et al. 2004) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Zimmermannella bifida Lin et al. 2004

Etymology: bi’fi.dus. L. masc. adj. bifidus, divided into two parts

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BI-fi-dus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 50209; DSM 17450; HHZL-00027; IAM 14848; JCM 12920; NBRC 103089; TISTR 1511

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB012595 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Pseudoclavibacter bifida" Kim and Jung 2009	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Zimmermannella bifida Lin et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2020 Li G, Li Q, Chen X, Jiang L, Zhang K, An D, Lang L, Jiang Y, Han L, Huang X, et al. Gulosibacter macacae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Macaca mulatta faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5115-5122. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6021-6023.

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Gulosibacter Manaia et al. 2004

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 798258