Desulfovirga

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

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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").

Desulfovirga Tanaka et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfovirga adipica Tanaka et al. 2000.
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. virga, twig, rod; N.L. fem. n. Desulfovirga, a sulfate-reducing rod.
Reference: TANAKA (K.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), TOHYAMA (S.) and EGUCHI (T.): Desulfovirga adipica gen. nov., sp. nov., an adipate-degrading, Gram-negative, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 639-644.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfovirga adipica Tanaka et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TsuAS1 = DSM 12016.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237605.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum adipinum, adipic acid (adipate); L. fem. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N..L. fem. adj. adipica, pertaining to adipic acid and the organism's ability to degrade it.
Reference: TANAKA (K.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), TOHYAMA (S.) and EGUCHI (T.): Desulfovirga adipica gen. nov., sp. nov., an adipate-degrading, Gram-negative, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 639-644.
Original article in IJSEM Online