Species ***Microbulbifer* *elongatus***

Name: Microbulbifer elongatus (Humm 1946) Yoon et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas elongata Humm 1946 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: e.lon.ga’tus. L. masc. part. adj. elongatus, elongated, stretched out

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-BUL-bi-fer e-lon-GA-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 10144; DSM 6810; LMG 2182; NRRL B-762

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021368 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Kim H, Kang KH, Oh TK, Park YH. Transfer of Pseudomonas elongata Humm 1946 to the genus Microbulbifer as Microbulbifer elongatus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1357-1361. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudomonas elongata Humm 1946 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Microbulbifer González et al. 1997

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kim H, Kang KH, Oh TK, Park YH. Transfer of Pseudomonas elongata Humm 1946 to the genus Microbulbifer as Microbulbifer elongatus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1357-1361. 🇰🇷

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Species Microbulbifer elongatus

Species ***Microbulbifer* *elongatus***