Name: Thermodesulfatator atlanticus Alain et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.tlan’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. atlanticus, from the Atlantic Ocean, referring to the site of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-TLAN-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: AT1325; DSM 21156; JCM 15391

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU435435 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Alain K, Postec A, Grinsard E, Lesongeur F, Prieur D, Godfroy A. Thermodesulfatator atlanticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:33-38. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.

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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Thermodesulfatator Moussard et al. 2004

Assigned by: Alain K, Postec A, Grinsard E, Lesongeur F, Prieur D, Godfroy A. Thermodesulfatator atlanticus sp. nov., a thermophilic, chemolithoautotrophic, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:33-38. 🇫🇷

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