Desulforhabdus

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

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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").

Desulforhabdus Oude Elferink et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulforhabdus amnigena corrig. Oude Elferink et al. 1997.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; Gr. fem. n. rhabdos, rod; N.L. fem. n. Desulforhabdus, a rod-shaped sulfate reducer.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274. [OUDE ELFERINK (S.J.W.H.), MAAS (R.N.), HARMSEN (H.J.M.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Desulforhabdus amnigenus gen. nov. sp. nov., a sulfate reducer isolated from anaerobic granular sludge. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 164, 119-124.]
Validation List N° 63 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: The Greek word rhabdos is in the feminine gender. So, according to Rule 65 (2), the generic name Desulforhabdus is in the feminine gender.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and BOEMARE (N.E.): The modern Latin word rhabdus belongs to the feminine gender, inducing necessary corrections according to Rules 65(2), 12c(1) and 13b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1691-1692.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulforhabdus amnigena corrig. Oude Elferink et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ASRB1 = ATCC 51979 = DSM 10338.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X83274.
Etymology: L. n. amnis, any broad and deep-flowing, rapid water; L. suff. genus -a -um (from L. v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget), born from; N.L. fem. adj. amnigena, coming from water.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274. [OUDE ELFERINK (S.J.W.H.), MAAS (R.N.), HARMSEN (H.J.M.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Desulforhabdus amnigenus gen. nov. sp. nov., a sulfate reducer isolated from anaerobic granular sludge. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 164, 119-124.]
Validation List N° 63 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, amnigenus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby and Boemare 2000.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and BOEMARE (N.E.): The modern Latin word rhabdus belongs to the feminine gender, inducing necessary corrections according to Rules 65(2), 12c(1) and 13b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1691-1692.
Original article in IJSEM Online