Name: Desulfurococcus mucosus Zillig and Stetter 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.co’sus. L. masc. adj. mucosus, slimy

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35584; DSM 2162; JCM 9187; O7/1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP002363 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zillig W, Stetter KO, Prangishvilli D, Schäfer W, Wunderl S, Janekovic D, Holz I, Palm P. Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:304-317.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 10. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:438-440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfurococcus mobilis Zillig and Stetter 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Perevalova et al. 2016 Perevalova AA, Kublanov IV, Bidzhieva SKh, Mukhopadhyay B, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Lebedinsky AV. Reclassification of Desulfurococcus mobilis as a synonym of Desulfurococcus mucosus, Desulfurococcus fermentans and Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis as synonyms of Desulfurococcus amylolyticus, and emendation of the D. mucosus and D. amylolyticus species descriptions. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:514-517. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfurococcus Zillig and Stetter 1983. Publication: Zillig W, Stetter KO, Prangishvilli D, Schäfer W, Wunderl S, Janekovic D, Holz I, Palm P. Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:304-317.
  • ⏰ According to Perevalova et al. (2016), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Desulfurococcus mobilis Zillig and Stetter 1983. Publication: Perevalova AA, Kublanov IV, Bidzhieva SKh, Mukhopadhyay B, Bonch-Osmolovskaya EA, Lebedinsky AV. Reclassification of Desulfurococcus mobilis as a synonym of Desulfurococcus mucosus, Desulfurococcus fermentans and Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis as synonyms of Desulfurococcus amylolyticus, and emendation of the D. mucosus and D. amylolyticus species descriptions. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:514-517.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Zillig and Stetter) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Zillig et al.).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Wirth R, Chertkov O, Held B, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of Desulfurococcus mucosus type strain (O7/1). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:173-182.

Parent taxon: Desulfurococcus Zillig and Stetter 1983

Assigned by: Zillig W, Stetter KO, Prangishvilli D, Schäfer W, Wunderl S, Janekovic D, Holz I, Palm P. Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:304-317.

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