Genus Desulfomicrobium

Name: Desulfomicrobium Rozanova et al. 1994

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.mi.cro’bi.um. 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. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; from Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); from Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Desulfomicrobium, sulfate-reducing, small life

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Desulfomicrobi-), de-sul-fo-mi-KRO-bi-um

Type species: Desulfomicrobium baculatum corrig. (Rozanova and Nazina 1984) Rozanova et al. 1994

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rozanova EP, Nazina TN, Galushko AS. Isolation of a new genus of sulfate-reducing bacteria and description of a new species of this genus, Desulfomicrobium apsheronum gen. nov., sp. nov. Mikrobiologiya 1988; 57:634-641.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 49. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:370-371.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Dias et al. 2008 Dias M, Salvado JC, Monperrus M, Caumette P, Amouroux D, Duran R, Guyoneaud R. Characterization of Desulfomicrobium salsuginis sp. nov. and Desulfomicrobium aestuarii sp. nov., two new sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from the Adour estuary (French Atlantic coast) with specific mercury methylation potentials. Syst Appl Microbiol 2008; 31:30-37. 🇫🇷
    Notes:
    • 🧍 As of 2020-09-20 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Desulfomicrobiaceae Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family II. Desulfomicrobiaceae 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. 944. 🇺🇸
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Desulfovibrio Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Rozanova EP, Nazina TN. [Mesophilic rod-like nonsporeforming bacterium reducing sulfates]. Mikrobiologiia 1976; 45:825-830.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Desulfomicro"; "Desulfomicrobia"; "Desulfomicrobiurn"; "Desulfomicrobiwn"; "Desulfomrcrobium"; "Desulfonzicrobium"; "Desulfornicrobium"; "Desulfornicrobiurn"; "Desutfomiarobiwn".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 12; JCM: 4; VKM: 4; ATCC: 2; CCUG: 1; NCIMB: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "DSMR" 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: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 13

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Desulfomicrobium aestuarii" Dias et al. 2008	not validly published	preferred name
    Desulfomicrobium aggregans Dengler et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfomicrobium apsheronum Rozanova et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfomicrobium baculatum corrig. (Rozanova and Nazina 1984) Rozanova et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfomicrobium baculatus (Rozanova and Nazina 1984) Rozanova et al. 1994	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Desulfomicrobium escambiense corrig. Sharak Genthner et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfomicrobium escambium Sharak Genthner et al. 1996	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Desulfomicrobium hypogeium" Krumholz et al. 1999	not validly published	preferred name
    Desulfomicrobium macestii (Gogotova and Vainstein 1989) Hippe et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfomicrobium norvegicum Genthner et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfomicrobium orale Langendijk et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Desulfomicrobium salsuginis" Dias et al. 2008	not validly published	preferred name
    Desulfomicrobium thermophilum Thevenieau et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Desulfomicrobiaceae Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Family II. Desulfomicrobiaceae 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. 944. 🇺🇸

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