Name: Paradesulfovibrio bizertensis (Haouari et al. 2006) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio bizertensis Haouari et al. 2006

Etymology: bi.zer.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. bizertensis, from Bizerte, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-de-sul-fo-WI-bri-o bi-zer-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18034; MB3; NCIMB 14199

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16S rRNA gene: DQ422859 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Desulfobaculum bizertense corrig. (Haouari et al. 2006) Park et al. 2023

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio bizertensis Haouari et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfobaculum bizertense corrig. (Haouari et al. 2006) Park et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfobaculum bizertensis (Haouari et al. 2006) Park et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paradesulfovibrio Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿
  • ❗ Paradesulfovibrio bizertensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Paradesulfovibrio.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Paradesulfovibrio Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

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Record number: 17454