Name: Desulfomonile tiedjei De Weerd et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tied’je.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. tiedjei, of Tiedje, named to recognize the contributions of James M. Tiedje and his laboratory to the field of microbial ecology

Pronunciation, gender: TIED-je-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49306; DCB-1; DSM 6799

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM086646 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: DeWeerd KA, Mandelco L, Tanner RS, Woese CR, Suflita JM. Desulfomonile tiedjei gen. nov. and sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, dehalogenating, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1990; 154:23-30.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfomonile De Weerd et al. 1991. Publication: DeWeerd KA, Mandelco L, Tanner RS, Woese CR, Suflita JM. Desulfomonile tiedjei gen. nov. and sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, dehalogenating, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1990; 154:23-30.
  • 😷 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 32 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Desulfomonile De Weerd et al. 1991

Assigned by: DeWeerd KA, Mandelco L, Tanner RS, Woese CR, Suflita JM. Desulfomonile tiedjei gen. nov. and sp. nov., a novel anaerobic, dehalogenating, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 1990; 154:23-30.

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