Name: Desulforamulus hydrothermalis (Haouari et al. 2008) Watanabe et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum hydrothermale Haouari et al. 2008

Etymology: hy.dro.ther.ma’lis. Gr. neut. n. hydôr (gen. hydatos), water; Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. adj. suff. -alis -is -e, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. hydrothermalis, from a hydrothermal area

Pronunciation, gender: … hy-dro-t^her-MA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18033; JCM 13992; Lam5

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16S rRNA gene: EF081293 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulforamulus gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 2-8. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 197. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfotomaculum hydrothermale Haouari et al. 2008	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: Desulforamulus Watanabe et al. 2021

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulforamulus gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 2-8. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 17702