diff --git a/src/main/java/org/unipept/taxons/TaxonList.java b/src/main/java/org/unipept/taxons/TaxonList.java
index 90ee035..2204269 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/unipept/taxons/TaxonList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/unipept/taxons/TaxonList.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ private boolean validate(int taxon_id) {
             (t.name.matches(".*\\d.*") && !t.name.contains("virus"))
             || t.name.endsWith(" sp.")
             || t.name.endsWith(" genomosp.")
+            || t.name.contains(" bacterium")
           )
         )
         || t.name.contains("enrichment culture")