Name: Desulfofundulus solfataricus (Goorissen et al. 2003) Watanabe et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum solfataricum Goorissen et al. 2003

Etymology: sol.fa.ta’ri.cus. N.L. masc. adj. solfataricus, pertaining to solfatara

Pronunciation, gender: sol-fa-TA-ri-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-573; CIP 107984; DSM 14956; V21

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16S rRNA gene: AY084078 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2891-2899.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfotomaculum solfataricum Goorissen et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Desulfofundulus Watanabe et al. 2018

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2891-2899.

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Record number: 798406