Name: Desulfotomaculum ruminis Campbell and Postgate 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’mi.nis. L. neut. n. rumen, throat, first stomach (rumen) of a ruminant; L. gen. neut. n. ruminis, of a rumen

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 23193; DL; DSM 2154

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y11572 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Campbell LL, Postgate JR. Classification of the spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1965; 29:359-363.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Desulforamulus ruminis (Campbell and Postgate 1965) Watanabe et al. 2021

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulforamulus ruminis (Campbell and Postgate 1965) Watanabe et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfotomaculum ruminis 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 9 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute Community Sequencing Programme. Publication: Spring S, Visser M, Lu M, Copeland A, Lapidus A, Lucas S, Cheng JF, Han C, Tapia R, Goodwin LA, et al. Complete genome sequence of the sulfate-reducing firmicute Desulfotomaculum ruminis type strain (DL^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:304-319.

Parent taxon: Desulfotomaculum Campbell and Postgate 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Campbell LL, Postgate JR. Classification of the spore-forming sulfate-reducing bacteria. Bacteriol Rev 1965; 29:359-363.

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Record number: 775640