Desulfatiferula

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Desulfatiferula

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Desulfatiferula Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfatiferula olefinivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; N.L. n. sulfas -atis, sulfate; L. fem. n. ferula, a staff, a small rod; N.L. fem. n. Desulfatiferula, a rod-shaped sulfate-reducer.
Reference: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), LABAT (C.), JOULIAN (C.), MATHERON (R.) and HIRSCHLER-RÉA (A.): Desulfatiferula olefinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a long-chain n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2699-2702.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfatiferula olefinivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LM2801 = DSM 18843 = JCM 14469.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ826724.
Etymology: N.L. n. olefinum, olefin; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. olefinivorans, olefin (alkene) devouring.
Reference: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), LABAT (C.), JOULIAN (C.), MATHERON (R.) and HIRSCHLER-RÉA (A.): Desulfatiferula olefinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a long-chain n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2699-2702.
Original article in IJSEM Online