Name: Desulfobacterium anilini Schnell et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ni.li’ni. N.L. neut. n. anilinum, aniline; N.L. gen. neut. n. anilini, of aniline (the strain Ani is isolated from marine sediment with aniline as sole electron donor and carbon source)

Pronunciation, gender: a-ni-LI-ni, neuter

Type strain: Ani; ATCC 49792; DSM 4660

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16S rRNA gene: AJ237601 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schnell S, Bak F, Pfennig N. Anaerobic degradation of aniline and dihydroxybenzenes by newly isolated sulfate-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfobacterium anilini. Arch Microbiol 1989; 152:556-563.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desulfatiglans anilini (Schnell et al. 1990) Suzuki et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfatiglans anilini (Schnell et al. 1990) Suzuki et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfobacterium anilini 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 Desulfobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Schnell S, Bak F, Pfennig N. Anaerobic degradation of aniline and dihydroxybenzenes by newly isolated sulfate-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfobacterium anilini. Arch Microbiol 1989; 152:556-563.

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