Name: Desulfofustis glycolicus Friedrich et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gly.co’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum glycolicum, glycolic acid; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. glycolicus, referring to glycolic acid as the key substrate of this species

Pronunciation, gender: gly-KO-li-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700454; DSM 9705; PerGlyS

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16S rRNA gene: X99707 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Friedrich M, Springer N, Ludwig W, Schink B. Phylogenetic positions of Desulfofustis glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Syntrophobotulus glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., two new strict anaerobes growing with glycolic acid. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1065-1069.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfofustis Friedrich et al. 1996. Publication: Friedrich M, Springer N, Ludwig W, Schink B. Phylogenetic positions of Desulfofustis glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Syntrophobotulus glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., two new strict anaerobes growing with glycolic acid. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1065-1069.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfofustis Friedrich et al. 1996

Assigned by: Friedrich M, Springer N, Ludwig W, Schink B. Phylogenetic positions of Desulfofustis glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Syntrophobotulus glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., two new strict anaerobes growing with glycolic acid. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1065-1069.

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Record number: 775578