title: Phylogenetic comparison ofDesulfotomaculumspecies of subgroup 1a and description ofDesulfotomaculum reducenssp. nov.
abstract: A genome and physiological comparison was made of the type strains ofDesulfotomaculumspecies belonging to subgroup 1a and of 'Desulfotomaculum reducens' strain MI-1. Phenotypically, 'Desulfotomaculum reducens' strain MI-1 can be distinguished from the other describedDesulfotomaculumspecies of subgroup 1a by its ability to grow with propionate and butyrate. In addition, the strain is able to use a variety of metals as electron acceptors. Metal reduction has not been tested in the other species, but seems likely based on our genome analysis. Phylogenetic 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and the average nucleotide identity between the genomes of the species of subgroup 1a show that strain MI-1 represents a novel species within theDesulfotomaculum1a subgroup,Desulfotomaculum reducenssp. nov. The type strain is MI-1T.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands.|CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: Alfons J M
authors.initials: AJM
authors.lastname: Stams
authors.affiliation: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH A1 375 Station 6, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Manon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frutschi
authors.affiliation: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH A1 375 Station 6, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Rizlan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernier-Latmani