Name: Magnetovibrio blakemorei Bazylinski et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bla.ke.mo’re.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. blakemorei, of Blakemore, named in honour of US microbiologist Richard P. Blakemore, who was the first to describe scientifically and publish on magnetotactic behaviour in bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-n͡gne-to-WI-bri-o bla-ke-MO-re-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1436; DSM 18854; MV-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L06455 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Trubitsyn D, Fang J, Beveridge TJ, Moskowitz BM, Ward B, Schubbe S, Dubbels BL, et al. Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov., sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium (Alphaproteobacteria: Rhodospirillaceae) isolated from a salt marsh. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1824-1833. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Magnetovibrio blakemorei" Bazylinski and Williams 2007	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Magnetovibrio Bazylinski et al. 2013. Publication: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Trubitsyn D, Fang J, Beveridge TJ, Moskowitz BM, Ward B, Schubbe S, Dubbels BL, et al. Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov., sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium (Alphaproteobacteria: Rhodospirillaceae) isolated from a salt marsh. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1824-1833. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 17 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Magnetovibrio Bazylinski et al. 2013

Assigned by: Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Trubitsyn D, Fang J, Beveridge TJ, Moskowitz BM, Ward B, Schubbe S, Dubbels BL, et al. Magnetovibrio blakemorei gen. nov., sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium (Alphaproteobacteria: Rhodospirillaceae) isolated from a salt marsh. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1824-1833. 🇺🇸

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