Name: Desulfotomaculum halophilum Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lum. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt-loving

Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700650; DSM 11559; SEBR 3139

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U88891 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tardy-Jacquenod C, Magot M, Patel BK, Matheron R, Caumette P. Desulfotomaculum halophilum sp. nov., a halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from oil production facilities. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:333-338.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Desulfohalotomaculum halophilum (Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1998) Watanabe et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfohalotomaculum halophilum (Tardy-Jacquenod et al. 1998) Watanabe et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfotomaculum halophilum 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 3 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: Tardy-Jacquenod C, Magot M, Patel BK, Matheron R, Caumette P. Desulfotomaculum halophilum sp. nov., a halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from oil production facilities. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:333-338.

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Record number: 775634