Name: Desulfobacca acetoxidans Oude Elferink et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.cet.o.xi’dans. L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen; N.L. fem. part. adj. acetoxidans, acetate-oxidizing

Pronunciation, gender: a-ket-o-XI-dans, feminine

Type strain: ASRB2; ATCC 700848; DSM 11109

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16S rRNA gene: AF002671 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oude Elferink SJ, Akkermans-van Vliet WM, Bogte JJ, Stams AJ. Desulfobacca acetoxidans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel acetate-degrading sulfate reducer isolated from sulfidogenic granular sludge. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:345-350.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfobacca Oude Elferink et al. 1999. Publication: Oude Elferink SJ, Akkermans-van Vliet WM, Bogte JJ, Stams AJ. Desulfobacca acetoxidans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel acetate-degrading sulfate reducer isolated from sulfidogenic granular sludge. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:345-350.
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Goker M, Teshima H, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, Han C, et al. Complete genome sequence of the acetate-degrading sulfate reducer Desulfobacca acetoxidans type strain (ASRB2). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:393-401.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacca Oude Elferink et al. 1999

Assigned by: Oude Elferink SJ, Akkermans-van Vliet WM, Bogte JJ, Stams AJ. Desulfobacca acetoxidans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel acetate-degrading sulfate reducer isolated from sulfidogenic granular sludge. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:345-350.

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