Name: Desulfococcus biacutus Platen et al. 1991

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bi.a.cu.tus. L. adv. bis, twice; L. masc. perf. part. acutus, sharp, pointed; N.L. masc. part. adj. biacutus, twice pointed, referring to atypical cell shape

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 5651; KMRActs

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16S rRNA gene: AJ277887 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Platen H, Temmes A, Schink B. Anaerobic degradation of acetone by Desulfococcus biacutus spec. nov. Arch Microbiol 1990; 154:355-361.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 39. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:580-581.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Desulfococcus Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Platen H, Temmes A, Schink B. Anaerobic degradation of acetone by Desulfococcus biacutus spec. nov. Arch Microbiol 1990; 154:355-361.

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Record number: 775567