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Species Desulfosarcina variabilis
Name: Desulfosarcina variabilis Widdel 1981
Etymology: va.ri.a’bi.lis. L. fem. adj. variabilis, changeable, variable
Pronunciation, gender: wa-ri-A-bi-lis, feminine
Type strain: 3be13; ATCC 33932; DSM 2060; VKM B-1627
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M34407
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981. Publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
- 😷 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 20 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981
Assigned by: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
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Record number: 775610
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