Name: Thermodesulfatator indicus Moussard et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, of India, Indian, referring to the Indian Ocean, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … IN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIR29812; DSM 15286; JCM 11887

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF393376 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moussard H, L'Haridon S, Tindall BJ, Banta A, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E, Reysenbach AL, Jeanthon C. Thermodesulfatator indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic chemolithoautotrophic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from the Central Indian Ridge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:227-233. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermodesulfatator Moussard et al. 2004. Publication: Moussard H, L'Haridon S, Tindall BJ, Banta A, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E, Reysenbach AL, Jeanthon C. Thermodesulfatator indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic chemolithoautotrophic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from the Central Indian Ridge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:227-233. 🇫🇷
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 10 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: Anderson I, Saunders E, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Tice H, Del Rio TG, Cheng JF, Han C, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic sulfate-reducing ocean bacterium Thermodesulfatator indicus type strain (CIR29812^T). Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:155-164. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Thermodesulfatator Moussard et al. 2004

Assigned by: Moussard H, L'Haridon S, Tindall BJ, Banta A, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E, Reysenbach AL, Jeanthon C. Thermodesulfatator indicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic chemolithoautotrophic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from the Central Indian Ridge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:227-233. 🇫🇷

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