Species Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans

Name: Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans Harmsen et al. 1998

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: fu.mar.o’xi.dans. N.L. neut. n. acidum fumaricum, fumaric acid (fumarate); N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen; N.L. masc. part. adj. fumaroxidans, oxidizing fumarate (the ability to oxidize fumarate played an important role in the isolation and physiological characterization of this bacterium)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: syn-tro-p^ho-BAK-ter fu-mar-O-xi-dans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 10017; MPOB

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X82874 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Harmsen HJ, Van Kuijk BL, Plugge CM, Akkermans AD, De Vos WM, Stams AJ. Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans sp. nov., a syntrophic propionate-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1383-1387. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Syntrophobacterium fumaroxidans" (Harmsen et al. 1998) Galushko and Kuever 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 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 31 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Syntrophobacter Boone and Bryant 1984

Assigned by: Harmsen HJ, Van Kuijk BL, Plugge CM, Akkermans AD, De Vos WM, Stams AJ. Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans sp. nov., a syntrophic propionate-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1383-1387. 🇳🇱

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