Name: Desulfurella amilsii Florentino et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.mil’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. amilsii, of Amils, named after Ricardo Amils, a Spanish microbiologist, in recognition of his contribution to the understanding of Tinto River microbial ecology

Pronunciation, gender: a-MIL-si-i, feminine

Type strain: DSM 29984; JCM 30680; TR1

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16S rRNA gene: LN624414 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Florentino AP, Brienza C, Stams AJM, Sanchez-Andrea I. Desulfurella amilsii sp. nov., a novel acidotolerant sulfur-respiring bacterium isolated from acidic river sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1249-1253.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfurella Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 1993

Assigned by: Florentino AP, Brienza C, Stams AJM, Sanchez-Andrea I. Desulfurella amilsii sp. nov., a novel acidotolerant sulfur-respiring bacterium isolated from acidic river sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1249-1253.

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Record number: 793962