Name: Desulfobacterium cetonicum Galushko and Rozanova 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ce.to’ni.cum. N.L. n. cetonum, ketone; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. cetonicum, pertaining to ketones

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ke-TO-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: 480; DSM 7267; JCM 12296; VKM B-1975

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16S rRNA gene: AJ237603 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Galushko AS, Rozanova EP. Desulfobacterium cetonicum sp. nov.: a sulfate-reducing bacterium which oxidizes fatty acids and ketones. Mikrobiologiya 1991; 60:102-107.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 49. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:370-371.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Desulfosarcina cetonica corrig. (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfosarcina cetonicum (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Desulfosarcina cetonica corrig. (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfobacterium cetonicum 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Galushko AS, Rozanova EP. Desulfobacterium cetonicum sp. nov.: a sulfate-reducing bacterium which oxidizes fatty acids and ketones. Mikrobiologiya 1991; 60:102-107.

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