Name: Dethiosulfatarculus sandiegensis Davidova et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: san.die.gen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. sandiegensis, pertaining to San Diego Bay [probably better: sandiegonensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-t^hi-o-sul-fat-AR-ku-lus san-die-GEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 100305; JCM 30857; SPR

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP868755 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Davidova IA, Wawrik B, Callaghan AV, Duncan K, Marks CR, Suflita JM. Dethiosulfatarculus sandiegensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic paraffin-degrading enrichment culture and emended description of the family Desulfarculaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1242-1248. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Dethiosulfatarculus Davidova et al. 2016. Publication: Davidova IA, Wawrik B, Callaghan AV, Duncan K, Marks CR, Suflita JM. Dethiosulfatarculus sandiegensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic paraffin-degrading enrichment culture and emended description of the family Desulfarculaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1242-1248. 🇺🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Dethiosulfatarculus Davidova et al. 2016

Assigned by: Davidova IA, Wawrik B, Callaghan AV, Duncan K, Marks CR, Suflita JM. Dethiosulfatarculus sandiegensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic paraffin-degrading enrichment culture and emended description of the family Desulfarculaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1242-1248. 🇺🇸

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