Name: Desulfobulbus elongatus Samain et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lon.ga’tus. L. masc. part. adj. elongatus, prolonged, elongated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43118; DSM 2908; FP

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X95180 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Samain E, Dubourguier HC, Albagnac G. Isolation and characterisation of Desulfobulbus elongatus sp. nov. from a mesophilic industrial digester. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:391-401.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 17. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:223-225.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Samain E, Dubourguier HC, Albagnac G. Isolation and characterisation of Desulfobulbus elongatus sp. nov. from a mesophilic industrial digester. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:391-401.

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