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Species Desulfuromonas carbonis
Name: Desulfuromonas carbonis An and Picardal 2015
Etymology: car.bo’nis. L. gen. masc. n. carbonis, of coal
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2716; DSM 29759; ICBM; JCM 30471
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KJ776405
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
An TT, Picardal FW. Desulfuromonas carbonis sp. nov., an Fe(III)-, S0- and Mn(IV)-reducing bacterium isolated from an active coalbed methane gas well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1686-1693. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2343-2344.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 2025-06-10.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates with Geothermobacter ehrlichii and may be reclassified".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸
Parent taxon: Desulfuromonas Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
An TT, Picardal FW. Desulfuromonas carbonis sp. nov., an Fe(III)-, S0- and Mn(IV)-reducing bacterium isolated from an active coalbed methane gas well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1686-1693. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 792800
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