Name: Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum Sorokin et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thi.o.au.to.tro.phi.cum. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur (Latin transliteration thium); Gr. neut. pron. auto, self; N.L. neut. adj. trophicum, nursing, tending or feeding; from Gr. neut. adj. trophikon, nursing, tending; N.L. neut. adj. thioautotrophicum, autotrophic with sulfur compounds

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ASO4-1; DSM 21337; UNIQEM U756

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ469577 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sorokin DY, Tourova TP, Kolganova TV, Detkova EN, Galinski EA, Muyzer G. Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov. Extremophiles 2011; 15:391-401.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 141. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2025-2026.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Desulfonatronum Pikuta et al. 1998

Assigned by: Sorokin DY, Tourova TP, Kolganova TV, Detkova EN, Galinski EA, Muyzer G. Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov. Extremophiles 2011; 15:391-401.

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Record number: 789184