Species Desulfotomaculum aquiferis

Name: Desulfotomaculum aquiferis Berlendis et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qui.fe’ris. N.L. gen. masc. n. aquiferis, of an aquifer, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: aquiferi]

Gender: neuter

Type strain: Bs105; DSM 24088; JCM 31386

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KR061296 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Berlendis S, Ranchou-Peyruse M, Fardeau ML, Lascourreges JF, Joseph M, Ollivier B, Aullo T, Dequidt D, Magot M, Ranchou-Peyruse A. Desulfotomaculum aquiferis sp. nov. and Desulfotomaculum profundi sp. nov., isolated from a deep natural gas storage aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4329-4338. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Desulforamulus aquiferis (Berlendis et al. 2016) Watanabe et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulforamulus aquiferis (Berlendis et al. 2016) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfotomaculum aquiferis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Desulfotomaculum.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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: Desulfotomaculum Campbell and Postgate 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Berlendis S, Ranchou-Peyruse M, Fardeau ML, Lascourreges JF, Joseph M, Ollivier B, Aullo T, Dequidt D, Magot M, Ranchou-Peyruse A. Desulfotomaculum aquiferis sp. nov. and Desulfotomaculum profundi sp. nov., isolated from a deep natural gas storage aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4329-4338. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 794818