Name: Desulfurobacterium indicum Cao et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.cum. L. neut. adj. indicum, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 101677; K6013; MCCC 1A01868

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16S rRNA gene: KT750866 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cao J, Birien T, Gayet N, Huang Z, Shao Z, Jebbar M, Alain K. Desulfurobacterium indicum sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfur-reducing bacterium from the Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1665-1668.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3137-3139.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Desulfurobacterium L'Haridon et al. 1998

Assigned by: Cao J, Birien T, Gayet N, Huang Z, Shao Z, Jebbar M, Alain K. Desulfurobacterium indicum sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfur-reducing bacterium from the Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1665-1668.

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Record number: 795415