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Genus Desulfatirhabdium
Name: Desulfatirhabdium Balk et al. 2008
Etymology: De.sul.fa.ti.rhab.di’um. L. prep. de, from; N.L. masc. n. sulfas (gen. sulfatis), sulfate; Gr. neut. dim. n. rhabdion, a little rod; N.L. neut. dim. n. Desulfatirhabdium, a sulfate-reducing small rod
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Desulfatirhabdi-), de-sul-fa-ti-rhab-DI-um
Type species: Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans Balk et al. 2008
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Balk M, Altinbas M, Rijpstra WI, Sinninghe Damste JS, Stams AJ. Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyrate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an anaerobic bioreactor. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:110-115. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Desulfatirhabdiaceae 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.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; DSM: 1.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Desulfatirhabdiaceae 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans Balk et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Desulfatirhabdiaceae 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: 517745
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