Name: Desulfoscipio geothermicus (Daumas et al. 1990) Watanabe et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum geothermicum Daumas et al. 1990

Etymology: ge.o.ther’mi.cus. Gr. fem. n. gê, earth; Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. geothermicus, geothermal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-SKI-pi-o ge-o-T^HER-mi-kus, masculine

Type strain: BSD; DSM 3669; NBRC 112753

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y11567 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulfoscipio gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-5. 🇯🇵

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
    Desulfallas geothermicus (Daumas et al. 1990) Watanabe et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfotomaculum geothermicum Daumas et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfoscipio Watanabe et al. 2021. Publication: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulfoscipio gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-5. 🇯🇵
  • 🎓 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: Desulfoscipio Watanabe et al. 2021

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulfoscipio gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-5. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 17700