Name: Desulfotomaculum thermosapovorans Fardeau et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.sa.po’vo.rans. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. n. sapo, soap; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. pres. part. sapovorans, soap devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. thermosapovorans, thermophilic and soap devouring

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-sa-PO-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: DSM 6562; MLF; NBRC 112758; NCIMB 13375

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16S rRNA gene: Z26315 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Dwivedi P, Ragot M, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfotomaculum thermosapovorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:218-221.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Desulfallas thermosapovorans (Fardeau et al. 1995) Watanabe et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfallas thermosapovorans (Fardeau et al. 1995) Watanabe et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Desulfotomaculum thermosapovorans 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: Fardeau ML, Ollivier B, Patel BK, Dwivedi P, Ragot M, Garcia JL. Isolation and characterization of a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfotomaculum thermosapovorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:218-221.

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Record number: 775648