Name: Dechlorosoma suillum corrig. Achenbach et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: su.il’lum. L. neut. adj. suillum, pertaining to swine (Michaelidou et al., 2000)

Pronunciation, gender: su-IL-lum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-33; DSM 13638; PS

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16S rRNA gene: AF170348 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Achenbach LA, Michaelidou U, Bruce RA, Fryman J, Coates JD. Dechloromonas agitata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dechlorosoma suillum gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel environmentally dominant (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria and their phylogenetic position. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:527-533.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:795-796.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Dechlorisoma suillus" Michaelidou et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Dechloromonas suillum Achenbach et al. 2001	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Dechlorosoma Achenbach et al. 2001. Publication: Achenbach LA, Michaelidou U, Bruce RA, Fryman J, Coates JD. Dechloromonas agitata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dechlorosoma suillum gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel environmentally dominant (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria and their phylogenetic position. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:527-533.
  • ⏲ According to Tan and Reinhold-Hurek (2003), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000. Publication: Tan Z, Reinhold-Hurek B. Dechlorosoma suillum Achenbach et al. 2001 is a later subjective synonym of Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1139-1142.
  • ❗ Dechlorosoma suillum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Dechlorosoma.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 On page 532, Dechlorosoma suillum is incorrectly cited as Dechloromonas (sic) suillum. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Dechlorosoma Achenbach et al. 2001

Assigned by: Achenbach LA, Michaelidou U, Bruce RA, Fryman J, Coates JD. Dechloromonas agitata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Dechlorosoma suillum gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel environmentally dominant (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria and their phylogenetic position. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:527-533.

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