Name: Desulfothermus naphthae Kuever et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: naph’thae. L. gen. fem. n. naphthae, of crude oil (able to oxidize crude oil)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 13418; JCM 12298; TD3

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16S rRNA gene: X80922 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus III. Desulfothermus gen. nov. 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. 955-956.

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

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfothermus Kuever et al. 2006. Publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus III. Desulfothermus gen. nov. 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. 955-956.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfothermus Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Widdel F. Genus III. Desulfothermus gen. nov. 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. 955-956.

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