Name: Desulfobaculum xiamenensis Zhao et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5166; DSM 24233; P1

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Valid publication: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Li F, Ruan L. Desulfobaculum xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Desulfovibrionaceae isolated from marine mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1570-1575.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Desulfobaculum xiamenense corrig. Zhao et al. 2012

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfobaculum xiamenense corrig. Zhao et al. 2012	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Rule 12c (1) the specific epithet must be xiamenense not xiamenensis as cited in the paper by Zhao et al. 2012. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: Desulfobaculum Zhao et al. 2012

Assigned by: Zhao C, Gao Z, Qin Q, Li F, Ruan L. Desulfobaculum xiamenensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Desulfovibrionaceae isolated from marine mangrove sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1570-1575.

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