Name: Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae Kuever et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gib.so’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. gibsoniae, of Gibson, named after Jane Gibson, a British-American microbiologist and biochemist, who made important contributions to the field of anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds

Pronunciation, gender: … gip-SO-ni-a͡e, neuter

Type strain: DSM 7213; Groll; NBRC 112754

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16S rRNA gene: AJ294431 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Hippe H. Description of Desulfotomaculum sp. Groll as Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1801-1808. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 2000; 50:5-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Desulfoscipio gibsoniae (Kuever et al. 1999) Watanabe et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfallas gibsoniae (Kuever et al. 1999) Watanabe et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Desulfoscipio gibsoniae (Kuever et al. 1999) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae 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 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 4 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: Desulfotomaculum Campbell and Postgate 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kuever J, Rainey FA, Hippe H. Description of Desulfotomaculum sp. Groll as Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1801-1808. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 775632