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Species Desulfotomaculum reducens
Name: Desulfotomaculum reducens Visser et al. 2016
Etymology: re.du’cens. L. neut. part. adj. reducens, converting to a different state, referring to the ability of the type strain to reduce a variety of electron acceptors
Pronunciation, gender: re-DU-kens, neuter
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1160; DSM 100696; MI-1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U95951
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Visser M, Stams AJM, Frutschi M, Bernier-Latmani R. Phylogenetic comparison of Desulfotomaculum species of subgroup 1a and description of Desulfotomaculum reducens sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:762-767. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Desulforamulus reducens (Visser et al. 2016) Watanabe et al. 2021
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Desulforamulus reducens (Visser et al. 2016) Watanabe et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Desulfotomaculum reducens 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 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 12 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:
Visser M, Stams AJM, Frutschi M, Bernier-Latmani R. Phylogenetic comparison of Desulfotomaculum species of subgroup 1a and description of Desulfotomaculum reducens sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:762-767.
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Record number: 793823
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