Desulforegula

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

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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").

Desulforegula Rees and Patel 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulforegula conservatrix Rees and Patel 2001.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); L. n. fem regula, a straight piece of wood or ruler; N.L. fem. n. Desulforegula, a sulfate-reducing bacterium shaped like a ruler.
Reference: REES (G.N.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulforegula conservatrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a long-chain fatty acid-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediments of a freshwater lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1911-1916.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulforegula conservatrix Rees and Patel 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF243334.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Mb1Pa = DSM 13527 = ATCC BAA-134.
Etymology: L. fem. n. conservatrix (nominative in apposition), she who preserves, describing the storage of lipid cell inclusions.
Reference: REES (G.N.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulforegula conservatrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a long-chain fatty acid-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediments of a freshwater lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1911-1916.
Original article in IJSEM Online