Species "Desulfobacterium vacuolatum"

Name: "Desulfobacterium vacuolatum" Widdel 1988

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: va.cu.o.la’tum. N.L. neut. adj. vacuolatum, vacuolate (containing gas vacuoles)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-bak-TE-ri-um wa-ku-o-LA-tum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: DSM 3385; IbRM; JCM 12295

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16S rRNA gene: AF418178 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Widdel F. Microbiology and ecology of sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria. In: Zehnder AJB (eds), Biology of anaerobic microorganisms., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1988, p. 469-585.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Desulfocicer vacuolatum (Kuever et al. 2006) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfocicer vacuolatum (Kuever et al. 2006) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfobacterium vacuolatum Kuever et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988

Assigned by: Widdel F. Microbiology and ecology of sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria. In: Zehnder AJB (eds), Biology of anaerobic microorganisms., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1988, p. 469-585.

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