Name: Desulfobacterium catecholicum Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.te.cho’li.cum. N.L. neut. n. catechol, catechol; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. catecholicum, pertaining to catechol, intended to mean catechol-degrading

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43955; DSM 3882; JCM 39068; NZva20; NZva20, Nelson, NZ

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ237602 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Szewzyk R, Pfennig N. Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 147:163-168.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 24. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:136-137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desulfocastanea catecholica (Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfocastanea catecholica (Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfobacterium catecholicum 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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the other members of the genus, may be reclassified as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Szewzyk R, Pfennig N. Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 147:163-168.

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