Name: Desulfotomaculum putei Liu et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pu’te.i. L. gen. masc. n. putei, of a pit or well, referring to the source of the type strain, an exploratory gas well

Pronunciation, gender: PU-te-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700427; DSM 12395; SMCC W459; TH-11

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF053929 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu Y, Karnauchow TM, Jarrell KF, Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Ringelberg D, Clarno R, Boone DR. Description of two new thermophilic Desulfotomaculum spp., Desulfotomaculum putei sp. nov., from a deep terrestrial subsurface, and Desulfotomaculum luciae sp. nov., from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:615-621.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Desulforamulus putei (Liu et al. 1997) Watanabe et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulforamulus putei (Liu et al. 1997) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Desulfotomaculum putei 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: Liu Y, Karnauchow TM, Jarrell KF, Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Ringelberg D, Clarno R, Boone DR. Description of two new thermophilic Desulfotomaculum spp., Desulfotomaculum putei sp. nov., from a deep terrestrial subsurface, and Desulfotomaculum luciae sp. nov., from a hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:615-621.

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Record number: 775639