Name: Desulforamulus profundi (Berlendis et al. 2016) Watanabe et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum profundi Berlendis et al. 2016

Etymology: pro.fun’di. L. gen. neut. n. profundi, from a deep place, which is intended to designate a Desulfotomaculum to be isolated from a deep terrestrial environment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-RA-mu-lus pro-FUN-di, masculine

Type strain: Bs107; DSM 24093; JCM 31387

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR061298 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. 1-8. 🇯🇵

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 profundi Berlendis et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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. 1-8. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 17713