Name: Desulfosporosinus auripigmentum (Newman et al. 2000) Stackebrandt et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum Newman et al. 2000

Pronunciation, gender: a͡u-ri-pig-MEN-tum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700205; DSM 13351; OREX-4

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16S rRNA gene: AJ493051 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Schuler E, Hippe H. Reclassification of Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum as Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1439-1443.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig. (Newman et al. 2000) Stackebrandt et al. 2003

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum Newman et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig. (Newman et al. 2000) Stackebrandt et al. 2003	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Desulfosporosinus Stackebrandt et al. 1997

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Schumann P, Schuler E, Hippe H. Reclassification of Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum as Desulfosporosinus auripigmenti corrig., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1439-1443.

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Record number: 798394