Name: Desulfobotulus alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ka.li’phi.lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, soda ash (indeclinable); N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, alkali-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ka-LI-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ASO4-4; DSM 22078; UNIQEM U759

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16S rRNA gene: FJ788523 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sorokin DY, Detkova EN, Muyzer G. Propionate and butyrate dependent bacterial sulfate reduction at extremely haloalkaline conditions and description of Desulfobotulus alkaliphilus sp. nov. Extremophiles 2010; 14:71-77. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 133. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1009-1010.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfobotulus Kuever et al. 2009

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Detkova EN, Muyzer G. Propionate and butyrate dependent bacterial sulfate reduction at extremely haloalkaline conditions and description of Desulfobotulus alkaliphilus sp. nov. Extremophiles 2010; 14:71-77. 🇷🇺

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