Name: Thermodesulfobacterium thermophilum (Rozanova and Khudyakova 1974) Rozanova and Pivovarova 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio thermophilus Rozanova and Khudyakova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lum. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. thermophilum, heat-loving

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-MO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 1276; VKM V-1128

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF334601 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rozanova EP, Pivovarova TA. Reclassification of Desulfovibrio thermophilus (Rozanova, Khudyakova, 1974). Mikrobiologiya 1988; 57:102-106.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio thermophilus Rozanova and Khudyakova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Thermodesulfobacterium mobile (Rozanova and Khudyakova 1974) Rozanova and Pivovarova 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.33116 (N = 1).
  • 😷 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 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Replaces the illegitimate name Thermodesulfobacterium mobile. Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 71. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:927.
  • 🧍 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: Thermodesulfobacterium Zeikus et al. 1995

Assigned by: Rozanova EP, Pivovarova TA. Reclassification of Desulfovibrio thermophilus (Rozanova, Khudyakova, 1974). Mikrobiologiya 1988; 57:102-106.

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