Name: Desulfuromusa kysingii Liesack and Finster 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ky.sing’i.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. kysingii, of kysing, named after the Fjord south of Århus (Jutland, Denmark) from which the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ky-SIN͡G-i-i, feminine

Type strain: DSM 7343; Kysw2

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16S rRNA gene: X79414 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:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfuromusa Liesack and Finster 1994. 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. 🇩🇰
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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: 775742