Name: Desulfobacterium autotrophicum Brysch et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au.to.tro’phi.cum. Gr. masc. pron. autos, self; N.L. neut. adj. trophicum, nursing, tending or feeding; from Gr. neut. adj. trophikon, nursing, tending; N.L. neut. adj. autotrophicum, nourishing itself from inorganic compounds

Pronunciation, gender: a͡u-to-TRO-p^hi-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43914; DSM 3382; HRM2; VKM B-1955

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF418177 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Brysch K, Schneider C, Fuchs G, Widdell F. Lithoautotrophic growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria, and description of Desulfobacterium autotrophicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 148:264-274.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 26. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desulforapulum autotrophicum (Brysch et al. 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulforapulum autotrophicum (Brysch et al. 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfobacterium autotrophicum 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 24 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Brysch et al. 1987, the authors also propose the new genus "Desulfobacterium" with Desulfobacterium autotrophicum as the type species. In agreement with the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), "Desulfobacterium" Brysch et al. does not appear in a Validation List, and this name is not validly published. Only the name Desulfobacterium autotrophicum Brysch et al. 1988 appears in Validation List 26. Publication: Brysch K, Schneider C, Fuchs G, Widdell F. Lithoautotrophic growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria, and description of Desulfobacterium autotrophicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 148:264-274.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Brysch K, Schneider C, Fuchs G, Widdell F. Lithoautotrophic growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria, and description of Desulfobacterium autotrophicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 148:264-274.

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