Name: Desulfocella halophila Brandt et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friendly to; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700426; CIP 106097; DSM 11763; GSL-But2

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF022936 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brandt KK, Patel BK, Ingvorsen K. Desulfocella halophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, fatty-acid-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediments of the Great Salt Lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:193-200.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfocella Brandt et al. 1999. Publication: Brandt KK, Patel BK, Ingvorsen K. Desulfocella halophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, fatty-acid-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediments of the Great Salt Lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:193-200.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from Desulfobacteraceae, and may deserve its own family.". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Desulfocella Brandt et al. 1999

Assigned by: Brandt KK, Patel BK, Ingvorsen K. Desulfocella halophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, fatty-acid-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediments of the Great Salt Lake. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:193-200.

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