Name: Malacobacter mytili (Collado et al. 2009) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arcobacter mytili Collado et al. 2009

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CECT 7386; DSM 23625; F2075; LMG 24559

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG195898 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Malaciobacter mytili corrig. (Collado et al. 2009) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Malaciobacter mytili corrig. (Collado et al. 2009) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Arcobacter mytili Collado et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Malacobacter Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

Assigned by: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077.

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Record number: 798497