Name: Desulfobotulus Kuever et al. 2009
Etymology: De.sul.fo.bo.tu.lus. 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); L. masc. n. botulus, a sausage; N.L. masc. n. Desulfobotulus, a sausage-shaped sulfate reducer
Gender: masculine (stem: Desulfobotul-)
Type species: Desulfobotulus sapovorans (Widdel 1981) Kuever et al. 2009
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Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus IV. Desulfobotulus gen. 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. 970-971.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 127. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:923-925.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Desulfobotulus alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2010 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Desulfobotulus mexicanus PĂ©rez-Bernal et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Desulfobotulus pelophilus" Frolova et al. 2023 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Desulfobotulus sapovorans (Widdel 1981) Kuever et al. 2009 | 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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