Desulfocapsa

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Desulfocapsa Janssen et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes Janssen 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. capsa, box; N.L. fem. n. Desulfocapsa, a sulfate-reducing box.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 61. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 601-602. [JANSSEN (P.H.), SCHUHMANN (A.), BAK (F.) and LIESACK (W.): Disproportionation of inorganic sulfur compounds by the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1996, 166, 184-192.]
Validation List N° 61 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Desulfocapsa sulfexigens corrig. Finster et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SB164P1 = ATCC 700424 = DSM 10523.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y13672.
Etymology: L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. sulfexigens, demanding sulfur for growth.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 76. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1699-1700. [FINSTER (K.), LIESACK (W.) and THAMDRUP (B.): Elemental sulfur and thiosulfate disproportionation by Desulfocapsa sulfoexigens sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1998, 64, 119-125.]
Validation List N° 76 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: The spelling of the specific epithet sulfoexigens (sic) has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61 of the Bacteriological Code.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List n° 76 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1699-1700.
Validation List N° 76 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)

Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes Janssen et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Bra2 = DSM 7269.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X95181.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. n. zumê, leaven, ferment; N.L. suff. -genes (from Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), producing; N.L. part. adj. thiozymogenes, causing a fermentation of sulfur.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 61. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 601-602. [JANSSEN (P.H.), SCHUHMANN (A.), BAK (F.) and LIESACK (W.): Disproportionation of inorganic sulfur compounds by the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1996, 166, 184-192.]
Validation List N° 61 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online