Name: "Desulfococcus niacini" Imhoff-Stuckle and Pfennig 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.a.ci’ni. N.L. neut. n. niacinum, niacin or nicotinic acid; N.L. gen. neut. n. niacini, of nicotinic acid

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 2650; JCM 12294; NAV-1

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16S rRNA gene: M34406 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Imhoff-Stuckle D, Pfennig N. Isolation and characterization of a nicotinic acid-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfococcus niacini sp. nov. Archives of Microbiology 1983; 136:194-198.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

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

• Synonyms:

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

Parent taxon: Desulfococcus Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Imhoff-Stuckle D, Pfennig N. Isolation and characterization of a nicotinic acid-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfococcus niacini sp. nov. Archives of Microbiology 1983; 136:194-198.

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Record number: 22411