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Species Desulfobacter postgatei
Name: Desulfobacter postgatei Widdel 1981
Etymology: post.ga’te.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. postgatei, of Postgate, named in honor of J.R. Postgate, an English microbiologist
Pronunciation, gender: post-GA-te-i, masculine
Type strain: 2ac9; ATCC 33911; "Dangast"; Dangast (2ac9); DSM 2034
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF418180
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfobacter Widdel 1981. Publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
- 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Desulfobacter Widdel 1981
Assigned by: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
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Record number: 775537
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