Name: Desulforhopalus singaporensis Lie et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sin.ga.po.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. singaporensis, pertaining to the place of isolation, Republic of Singapore

Pronunciation, gender: sin-ga-po-REN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 12130; S'pore T1; T1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF118453 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lie TJ, Clawson ML, Godchaux W, Leadbetter ER. Sulfidogenesis from 2-aminoethanesulfonate (taurine) fermentation by a morphologically unusual sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulforhopalus singaporensis sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:3328-3334.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.05952 (N = 4).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulforhopalus Isaksen and Teske 1999

Assigned by: Lie TJ, Clawson ML, Godchaux W, Leadbetter ER. Sulfidogenesis from 2-aminoethanesulfonate (taurine) fermentation by a morphologically unusual sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulforhopalus singaporensis sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:3328-3334.

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