Name: Desulfobacterium anilini Schnell et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ani.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)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: Ani; ATCC 49792; DSM 4660

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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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