Name: Desulfuromusa bakii Liesack and Finster 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. bakii, of Bak, named in memory of Friedhelm Bak, who made important contributions to our knowledge of sulfur- and sulfate-reducing bacteria

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 7345; Gyprop

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16S rRNA gene: X79412 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liesack W, Finster K. Phylogenetic analysis of five strains of gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, sulfur-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfuromusa gen. nov., including Desulfuromusa kysingii sp. nov., Desulfuromusa bakii sp. nov., and Desulfuromusa succinoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:753-758.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfuromusa Liesack and Finster 1994

Assigned by: Liesack W, Finster K. Phylogenetic analysis of five strains of gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, sulfur-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfuromusa gen. nov., including Desulfuromusa kysingii sp. nov., Desulfuromusa bakii sp. nov., and Desulfuromusa succinoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:753-758.

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Record number: 775740