Name: Desulfallas alcoholivorax (Kaksonen et al. 2008) Watanabe et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum alcoholivorax Kaksonen et al. 2008

Etymology: al.co.ho.li’vo.rax. N.L. neut. n. alcohol, alcohol; L. adj. vorax, voracious; N.L. masc. adj. alcoholivorax, alcohol-devouring

Pronunciation, gender: al-ko-ho-LI-wo-rax, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16058; JCM 14019; RE35E1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY548778 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2891-2899.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Desulfotruncus alcoholivorax (Kaksonen et al. 2008) Watanabe et al. 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfotruncus alcoholivorax (Kaksonen et al. 2008) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfotomaculum alcoholivorax Kaksonen et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfallas alcoholivorax 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 Desulfallas.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Desulfallas Watanabe et al. 2018

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2891-2899.

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Record number: 798396