Name: Desulfobacter Widdel 1981

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.bac’ter. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote) (in compound words); N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod or staff; N.L. masc. n. Desulfobacter, a rod-shaped sulfate-reducing bacterium

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Desulfobacter-), de-sul-fo-BAK-ter

Type species: Desulfobacter postgatei Widdel 1981

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Desulfobacter" Widdel and Pfennig 1981	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the class Desulfobacteria 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.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Desulfobacteraceae Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family I. Desulfobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 959-960.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Desulfobacterales Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Order III. Desulfobacterales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 959.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the phylum Desulfobacterota Waite et al. 2023. Publication: Göker M, Oren A. Valid publication of four additional phylum names. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2023; 73:0.
  • 🧕 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the order Desulfobacterales Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Order III. Desulfobacterales ord. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 959.
  • 🧕 Göker and Oren (2023) assigned this genus to the phylum Desulfobacterota Waite et al. 2023. Publication: Göker M, Oren A. Valid publication of four additional phylum names. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2023; 73:0.
  • 🧕 Waite et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the class Desulfobacteria 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.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Desulfobarter"; "Desullobacter".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 7; ATCC: 4; B: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "DSBT" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 7

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfobacter curvatus Widdel 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobacter giganteus Esnault et al. 1988	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Desulfobacter halotolerans Brandt and Ingvorsen 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobacter hydrogenophilus Widdel 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobacter latus Widdel 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobacter postgatei Widdel 1981	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfobacter vibrioformis Lien and Beeder 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfobacteraceae Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family I. Desulfobacteraceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 959-960.

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