Name: Desulfococcus niacini Imhoff-Stuckle and Pfennig 2025

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

Effective publication: Imhoff-Stuckle D, Pfennig N. Isolation and characterization of a nicotinic acid-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfococcus niacini sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1983; 136:194-198. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, belated name

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfococcus niacini is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Desulfococcus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-12-16.

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. Arch Microbiol 1983; 136:194-198. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 69466