Name: Desulfonema ishimotonii corrig. Fukui et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: is.hi.mo.to’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ishimotonii, of Ishimoto, named after Maoto Ishimoto, a Japanese biochemist and microbiologist

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 9680; Tokyo 01

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U45992 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fukui M, Teske A, Assmus B, Muyzer G, Widdel F. Physiology, phylogenetic relationships, and ecology of filamentous sulfate-reducing bacteria (genus desulfonema). Arch Microbiol 1999; 172:193-203.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfonema ishimotoi Fukui et al. 2000	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10635 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSEM 50:1415; Desulfonema ishimotoi (sic). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.
  • 🧍 The spelling of the specific epithet, ishimotoi (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61 of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

Parent taxon: Desulfonema Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Fukui M, Teske A, Assmus B, Muyzer G, Widdel F. Physiology, phylogenetic relationships, and ecology of filamentous sulfate-reducing bacteria (genus desulfonema). Arch Microbiol 1999; 172:193-203.

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