Name: Defluviitalea raffinosedens Ma et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: raf.fi.nos.e’dens. N.L. neut. n. raffinosum, raffinose; L. pres. part. edens, eating; N.L. fem. part. adj. raffinosedens, raffinose-eating

Pronunciation, gender: raf-fi-nos-E-dens, feminine

Type strain: A6; ACCC 19951; DSM 28090

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF766957 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ma S, Huang Y, Wang C, Fan H, Dai L, Zhou Z, Liu X, Deng Y. Defluviitalea raffinosedens sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic, saccharolytic bacterium isolated from an anaerobic batch digester treating animal manure and rice straw. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1607-1612.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Defluviitalea Jabari et al. 2012

Assigned by: Ma S, Huang Y, Wang C, Fan H, Dai L, Zhou Z, Liu X, Deng Y. Defluviitalea raffinosedens sp. nov., a thermophilic, anaerobic, saccharolytic bacterium isolated from an anaerobic batch digester treating animal manure and rice straw. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1607-1612.

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Record number: 795290