Name: Fusibacter fontis Fadhlaoui et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fon’tis. L. gen. masc. n. fontis, of a spring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FON-tis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 28450; JCM 19912; KhalAKB1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LM999901 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fadhlaoui K, Ben Hania W, Postec A, Fauque G, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML. Fusibacter fontis sp. nov., a sulfur-reducing, anaerobic bacterium isolated from a mesothermic Tunisian spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3501-3506. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Fusibacter Ravot et al. 1999

Assigned by: Fadhlaoui K, Ben Hania W, Postec A, Fauque G, Hamdi M, Ollivier B, Fardeau ML. Fusibacter fontis sp. nov., a sulfur-reducing, anaerobic bacterium isolated from a mesothermic Tunisian spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3501-3506. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 793321