Name: Desulfocucumis palustris Watanabe et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.lus’tris. L. masc. adj. palustris, marshy, swampy

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 102911; NAW-5; NBRC 112242

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16S rRNA gene: LC183909 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Desulfocucumis palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate reducer belonging to Desulfotomaculum subcluster Ig. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2679-2682.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfocucumis Watanabe et al. 2017. Publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Desulfocucumis palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate reducer belonging to Desulfotomaculum subcluster Ig. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2679-2682.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfocucumis Watanabe et al. 2017

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Desulfocucumis palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate reducer belonging to Desulfotomaculum subcluster Ig. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2679-2682.

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Record number: 795684