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Species Desulfuromonas acetoxidans
Name: Desulfuromonas acetoxidans Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.cet.o.xi’dans. L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. neut. n. acidum aceticum, acetic acid; N.L. v. oxido, to make acid, oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen; N.L. fem. part. adj. acetoxidans, oxidizing acetate
Pronunciation, gender: a-ket-o-XI-dans, feminine
Type strain: 11070; DSM 684; "South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Ocean"
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AAEW02000008
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Pfennig N, Biebl H. Desulfuromonas acetoxidans gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic, sulfur-reducing, acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Arch Microbiol 1976; 110:3-12. 
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: correct name
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfuromonas Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Pfennig N, Biebl H. Desulfuromonas acetoxidans gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic, sulfur-reducing, acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Arch Microbiol 1976; 110:3-12.
- 😷 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 52 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfuromonas Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Pfennig N, Biebl H. Desulfuromonas acetoxidans gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic, sulfur-reducing, acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Arch Microbiol 1976; 110:3-12.
Parent taxon: Desulfuromonas Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Pfennig N, Biebl H. Desulfuromonas acetoxidans gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic, sulfur-reducing, acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Arch Microbiol 1976; 110:3-12.
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Record number: 775731
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