Name: Desulfoferula mesophila corrig. Watanabe et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so’phi.la. N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, loving; N.L. fem. adj. mesophila, middle temperature loving

Pronunciation, gender: me-SO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: 12FAK; DSM 115219; JCM 39399

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Effective publication: Watanabe T, Yabe T, Tsuji JM, Fukui M. Desulfoferula mesophilus gen. nov. sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a brackish lake sediment. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:368.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 217. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6275.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfoferula mesophilus Watanabe et al. 2024	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfoferula Watanabe et al. 2024. Publication: Watanabe T, Yabe T, Tsuji JM, Fukui M. Desulfoferula mesophilus gen. nov. sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a brackish lake sediment. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:368.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-10.

Parent taxon: Desulfoferula Watanabe et al. 2024

Assigned by: Watanabe T, Yabe T, Tsuji JM, Fukui M. Desulfoferula mesophilus gen. nov. sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a brackish lake sediment. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:368.

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Record number: 49249