Species Geobacter daltonii

Name: Geobacter daltonii Prakash et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: dal.to’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. daltonii, of Dalton, named after Dava Dalton who performed the initial isolation of the strain and passed away shortly thereafter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-o-BAK-ter dal-TO-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 22248; FRC-32; JCM 15807

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU660516 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Prakash O, Gihring TM, Dalton DD, Chin KJ, Green SJ, Akob DM, Wanger G, Kostka JE. Geobacter daltonii sp. nov., an Fe(III)- and uranium(VI)-reducing bacterium isolated from a shallow subsurface exposed to mixed heavy metal and hydrocarbon contamination. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:546-553. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1253-1255.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Geotalea daltonii (Prakash et al. 2010) Waite et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geotalea daltonii (Prakash et al. 2010) Waite et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Geobacter daltonii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Geobacter.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Geobacter Lovley et al. 1995

Assigned by: Prakash O, Gihring TM, Dalton DD, Chin KJ, Green SJ, Akob DM, Wanger G, Kostka JE. Geobacter daltonii sp. nov., an Fe(III)- and uranium(VI)-reducing bacterium isolated from a shallow subsurface exposed to mixed heavy metal and hydrocarbon contamination. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:546-553. 🇺🇸

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