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

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Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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").

 

Desulfospira Finster et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfospira joergensenii Finster et al. 1997.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); L. fem. n. spira, a coil, spire; N.L. fem. n. Desulfospira, a sulfate-reducing coil.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274. [FINSTER (K.), LIESACK (W.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Desulfospira joergensenii, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 201-208.]
Validation List N° 63 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

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Desulfospira joergensenii Finster et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B331 = ATCC 700409 = DSM 10085.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X99637.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. joergensenii, of Joergensen; named after B.B. Jørgensen, a Danish microbiologist who has made important contributions to our current knowledge of the sulfur cycle.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274. [FINSTER (K.), LIESACK (W.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Desulfospira joergensenii, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 201-208.]
Validation List N° 63 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

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