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Name: Microbulbifer variabilis Nishijima et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: va.ri.a’bi.lis. L. masc. adj. variabilis, changeable, variable, referring to the change of cell shape in the cell cycle

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-BUL-bi-fer wa-ri-A-bi-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700307; MBIC 1082; Ni-2088

16S rRNA gene: AB167354 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Nishijima M, Takadera T, Imamura N, Kasai H, An KD, Adachi K, Nagao T, Sano H, Yamasato K. Microbulbifer variabilis sp. nov. and Microbulbifer epialgicus sp. nov., isolated from Pacific marine algae, possess a rod-coccus cell cycle in association with the growth phase. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1696-1707. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2381-2382.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05551 (N = 1).
    • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Microbulbifer González et al. 1997

Assigned by: Nishijima M, Takadera T, Imamura N, Kasai H, An KD, Adachi K, Nagao T, Sano H, Yamasato K. Microbulbifer variabilis sp. nov. and Microbulbifer epialgicus sp. nov., isolated from Pacific marine algae, possess a rod-coccus cell cycle in association with the growth phase. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1696-1707. 🇯🇵

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