Name: Desulfobacterium indolicum Bak and Widdel 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.do’li.cum. N.L. neut. n. indolum, indol; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. indolicum, pertaining to indole, referring to the ability of the organism to degrade indole

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-bak-TE-ri-um in-DO-li-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43938; DSM 3383; In04

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16S rRNA gene: AJ237607 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bak F, Widdel F. Anaerobic degradation of indolic compounds by sulfate-reducing enrichment cultures, and description of Desulfobacterium indolicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 146:170-176.

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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988. Publication: Bak F, Widdel F. Anaerobic degradation of indolic compounds by sulfate-reducing enrichment cultures, and description of Desulfobacterium indolicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 146:170-176.
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Bak F, Widdel F. Anaerobic degradation of indolic compounds by sulfate-reducing enrichment cultures, and description of Desulfobacterium indolicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 146:170-176.

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