Name: Desulfobacterium phenolicum Bak and Widdel 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: phe.no’li.cum. N.L. gen. neut. n. phenolis, phenol; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. phenolicum, pertaining to phenol

Pronunciation, gender: p^he-NO-li-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43956; DSM 3384; Ph01

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16S rRNA gene: AJ237606 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bak F, Widdel F. Anaerobic degradation of phenol and phenol derivatives by Desulfobacterium phenolicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 146:177-180.

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: Desulfobacula phenolica (Bak and Widdel 1988) Kuever et al. 2001

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfobacula phenolica (Bak and Widdel 1988) Kuever et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfobacterium phenolicum 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Bak F, Widdel F. Anaerobic degradation of phenol and phenol derivatives by Desulfobacterium phenolicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 146:177-180.

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Record number: 775550