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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfobacterium phenolicum Bak and Widdel 1988

Etymology: phe.no’li.ca. N.L. gen. neut. n. phenolis, phenol; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. phenolica, pertaining to phenol

Pronunciation, gender: p^he-NO-li-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43956; DSM 3384; Ph01

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ237606 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuever J, Konneke M, Galushko A, Drzyzga O. Reclassification of Desulfobacterium phenolicum as Desulfobacula phenolica comb. nov. and description of strain SaxT as Desulfotignum balticum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:171-177.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:269.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfobacterium phenolicum Bak and Widdel 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Desulfobacula phenolica (Bak and Widdel 1988) Kuever et al. 2001 may be considered as an incidental mention [see Rule 28b (3)]. Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 81. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1755-1763.

Parent taxon: Desulfobacula Rabus et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kuever J, Konneke M, Galushko A, Drzyzga O. Reclassification of Desulfobacterium phenolicum as Desulfobacula phenolica comb. nov. and description of strain SaxT as Desulfotignum balticum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:171-177.

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