Name: Desulfosarcina cetonica corrig. (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfobacterium cetonicum Galushko and Rozanova 1994

Etymology: ce.to’ni.ca. N.L. n. cetonum, ketone; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. cetonica, pertaining to ketones, oxidizing ketones

Pronunciation, gender: ke-TO-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: 480; DSM 7267; JCM 12296; VKM B-1975

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ237603 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus X. Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, 382VP (Effective publication: Widdel 1980, 382). In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 981-984.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfosarcina cetonicum (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Desulfobacterium cetonicum Galushko and Rozanova 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, cetonicum (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 107. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1-6.

Parent taxon: Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus X. Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, 382VP (Effective publication: Widdel 1980, 382). In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 981-984.

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