Name: Desulfoferrobacter suflitae Davidova et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: su’fli.tae. N.L. gen. masc. n. suflitae, named to honour an outstanding American microbiologist Joseph M. Suflita for his contribution to the field of environmental microbiology

Pronunciation, gender: SU-fli-ta͡e, masculine

Type strain: DRH4; DSM 113455; JCM 39248

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16S rRNA gene: MZ677251 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Wiley G, Najar FZ. Desulfoferrobacter suflitae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulphate-reducing bacterium in the Deltaproteobacteria capable of autotrophic growth with hydrogen or elemental iron. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5483.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5644.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfoferrobacter Davidova et al. 2022. Publication: Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Wiley G, Najar FZ. Desulfoferrobacter suflitae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulphate-reducing bacterium in the Deltaproteobacteria capable of autotrophic growth with hydrogen or elemental iron. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5483.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfoferrobacter Davidova et al. 2022

Assigned by: Davidova IA, Duncan KE, Wiley G, Najar FZ. Desulfoferrobacter suflitae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulphate-reducing bacterium in the Deltaproteobacteria capable of autotrophic growth with hydrogen or elemental iron. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5483.

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Record number: 29870