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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 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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