Name: Desulfacinum hydrothermale Sievert and Kuever 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ther.ma’le. Gr. neut. n. hydôr, water; Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; L. neut. adj. suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. hydrothermale, pertaining to hot water, i.e. to hydrothermal vents

Pronunciation, gender: hy-dro-t^her-MA-le, neuter

Type strain: DSM 13146; MT-96

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16S rRNA gene: AF170417 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sievert SM, Kuever J. Desulfacinum hydrothermale sp. nov., a thermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium from geothermally heated sediments near Milos Island (Greece). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1239-1246.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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

Parent taxon: Desulfacinum Rees et al. 1995

Assigned by: Sievert SM, Kuever J. Desulfacinum hydrothermale sp. nov., a thermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium from geothermally heated sediments near Milos Island (Greece). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1239-1246.

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Record number: 775519