Desulfobacterium

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 9
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfobacterium indolicum Bak and Widdel 1988.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Desulfobacterium, a rod-shaped sulfate reducer.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137. [BAK (F.) and WIDDEL (F.): Anaerobic degradation of indolic compounds by sulfate-reducing enrichment cultures, and description of Desulfobacterium indolicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 146, 170-176.]
Validation List N° 24 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Desulfobacterium anilini Schnell et al. 1990, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Ani = ATCC 49792 = DSM 4660.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237601.
Etymology: N.L. anilinum, aniline; N.L. gen. n. anilini, of aniline (the strain Ani is isolated from marine sediment with aniline as sole electron donor and carbon source).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321. [SCHNELL (S.), BAK (F.) and PFENNIG (N.): Anaerobic degradation of aniline and dihydroxybenzenes by newly isolated sulfate-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfobacterium anilini. Arch. Microbiol., 1989, 152, 556-563.]
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Desulfobacterium autotrophicum Brysch et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HRM2 = ATCC 43914 = DSM 3382 = VKM B-1955.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF418177.
Etymology: Gr. pron. autos, self; N.L. neut. adj. trophicum (from Gr. neut. adj. trophikon), nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. neut. adj. autotrophicum, nourishing itself from inorganic compounds.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329. [BRYSCH (K.), SCHNEIDER (C.), FUCHS (G.) and WIDDELL (F.): Lithoautotrophic growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria, and description of Desulfobacterium autotrophicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 148, 264-274.]
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Desulfobacterium catecholicum Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NZva20, Nelson, NZ = ATCC 43955 = DSM 3882.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237602.
Etymology: N.L. n. catecholum, catechol, L. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. catecholicum, pertaining to catechol, intended to mean catechol-degrading.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137. [SZEWZYK (R.) and PFENNIG (N.): Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 147, 163-168.]
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Desulfobacterium cetonicum Galushko and Rozanova 1994, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 480 = DSM 7267 = JCM 12296 = VKM B-1975.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237603.
Etymology: N.L. n. cetonum, ketone; L. suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. cetonicum, pertaining to ketones; Desulfosarcina cetonica a sulfate-reducing bacterium oxidizing ketones.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 49. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994, 44, 370-371. [GALUSHKO (A.S.) and ROZANOVA (E.P.): Desulfobacterium cetonicum sp. nov.: a sulfate-reducing bacterium which oxidizes fatty acids and ketones. Mikrobiologiya, 1991, 60, 102-107.]
Validation List N° 49 in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Desulfosarcina cetonica corrig. (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006.

Desulfobacterium indolicum Bak and Widdel 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain In04 = ATCC 43938 = DSM 3383.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237607.
Etymology: N.L. n. indolum, indol; L. masc. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. indolicum, pertaining to indole, referring to the ability of the organism to degrade indole.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137. [BAK (F.) and WIDDEL (F.): Anaerobic degradation of indolic compounds by sulfate-reducing enrichment cultures, and description of Desulfobacterium indolicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 146, 170-176.]
Validation List N° 24 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Desulfobacterium macestii Gogotova and Vainstein 1989, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain M-9 = DSM 4194 = VKM B-1598.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237604.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. macestii, referring to the town Matsesta at Sotschi, Black Sea, Russia, from where the type strain was isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [GOGOTOVA (G.I.) and VAINSTEIN (M.B.): Description of sulfate reducing bacterium Desulfobacterium macestii sp. nov. capable of autotrophic growth. Mikrobiologiya, 1989, 58, 76-80.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Desulfomicrobium macestii (Gogotova and Vainshtein 1989) Hippe et al. 2003, comb. nov.

Note: The spelling of the name of one author is Vainstein or Vainshtein (with "h"). As a matter of fact, the author uses the both spellings. In "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature", this author's name is cited as it appears in the publications (i.e. Vainstein for Desulfobacterium macestii and Vainshtein for ¤ Desulfomicrobium macestii).

Desulfobacterium niacini Kuever et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NAV-1 = DSM 2650 = JCM 12294.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FR733668.
Etymology: N.L. n. niacinum, niacin or nicotinic acid; N.L. gen. n. niacini, of nicotinic acid.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6. [KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus II. Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988, 136^VP (Effective publication: Bak and Widdel 1986, 175). In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 965-967.]
Validation List N° 107 in IJSEM Online

Note: Desulfobacterium niacini Kuever et al. 2006 was previously known as "Desulfococcus niacini" Imhoff-Stuckle and Pfennig 1983.

Desulfobacterium phenolicum Bak and Widdel 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Ph01 = ATCC 43956 = DSM 3384.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237606.
Etymology: N.L. n. phenol -olis, phenol; L. neut. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. phenolicum, pertaining to phenol.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 24. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 136-137. [BAK (F.) and WIDDEL (F.): Anaerobic degradation of phenol and phenol derivatives by Desulfobacterium phenolicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1986, 146, 177-180.]
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---> ¤ Desulfobacula phenolica (Bak and Widdel 1988) Kuever et al. 2001, comb. nov.

Desulfobacterium vacuolatum Kuever et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IbRM = DSM 3385 = JCM 12295.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF418178.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. vacuolatum, vacuolated due to the morphology of the cells.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6. [KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus II. Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988, 136^VP (Effective publication: Bak and Widdel 1986, 175). In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 965-967.]
Validation List N° 107 in IJSEM Online

Note: The specific epithet vacuolatum is a "N.L. neut. adj.", not a "N.L. n." as cited in the effective publication.