Name: Thermodesulfomicrobium thermophilum (Thevenieau et al. 2007) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfomicrobium thermophilum Thevenieau et al. 2007

Etymology: ther.mo’phi.lum. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. thermophilum, heat-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-MO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 49732; DSM 16697; P6-2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY464939 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Thermodesulfomicrobium gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfomicrobium thermophilum Thevenieau et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thermodesulfomicrobium Galushko and Kuever 2021. Publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Thermodesulfomicrobium gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4. 🇩🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Thermodesulfomicrobium Galushko and Kuever 2021

Assigned by: Galushko A, Kuever J. Thermodesulfomicrobium gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 24801