Name: Desulfomicrobium thermophilum Thevenieau et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lum. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. thermophilum, heat-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-mi-KRO-bi-um t^her-MO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 49732; DSM 16697; P6-2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY464939 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thevenieau F, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Joulian C, Baena S. Desulfomicrobium thermophilum sp. nov., a novel thermophilic sulphate-reducing bacterium isolated from a terrestrial hot spring in Colombia. Extremophiles 2007; 11:295-303. 🇨🇴

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 118. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2449-2450.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Thermodesulfomicrobium thermophilum (Thevenieau et al. 2007) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thermodesulfomicrobium thermophilum (Thevenieau et al. 2007) Galushko and Kuever 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfomicrobium thermophilum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Desulfomicrobium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Desulfomicrobium Rozanova et al. 1994

Assigned by: Thevenieau F, Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Joulian C, Baena S. Desulfomicrobium thermophilum sp. nov., a novel thermophilic sulphate-reducing bacterium isolated from a terrestrial hot spring in Colombia. Extremophiles 2007; 11:295-303. 🇨🇴

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Record number: 786871