Name: Desulfotignum Kuever et al. 2001

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.ti’gnum. 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. neut. n. tignum, a piece or stick of timber; N.L. neut. n. Desulfotignum, sulfate-reducing stick

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Desulfotign-), de-sul-fo-TI-n͡gnum

Type species: Desulfotignum balticum Kuever et al. 2001

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuever J, Konneke M, Galushko A, Drzyzga O. Reclassification of Desulfobacterium phenolicum as Desulfobacula phenolica comb. nov. and description of strain SaxT as Desulfotignum balticum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:171-177.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; ATCC: 2; OCM: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfotignum balticum Kuever et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfotignum phosphitoxidans Schink et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfotignum toluenicum Ommedal and Torsvik 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Desulfotignum toluolica" Abed et al. 2011	not validly published	preferred 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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