Name: Desulfuromonas palmitatis Coates et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pal.mi.ta’tis. N.L. masc. n. palmitas, palmitate (chemical compound); N.L. gen. masc. n. palmitatis, of palmitate, because it oxidises palmitate

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51701; DSM 12391; SDBY1

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U28172 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Coates JD, Lonergan DJ, Philips EJ, Jenter H, Lovley DR. Desulfuromonas palmitatis sp. nov., a marine dissimilatory Fe(III) reducer that can oxidize long-chain fatty acids. Arch Microbiol 1995; 164:406-413.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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: Coates JD, Lonergan DJ, Philips EJ, Jenter H, Lovley DR. Desulfuromonas palmitatis sp. nov., a marine dissimilatory Fe(III) reducer that can oxidize long-chain fatty acids. Arch Microbiol 1995; 164:406-413.

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Record number: 775735