Desulfofrigus

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

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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").

Desulfofrigus Knoblauch et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfofrigus oceanense Knoblauch et al. 1999.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); L. neut. n. frigus, cold; N.L. neut. n. Desulfofrigus, sulfate reducer living in the cold.
Reference: KNOBLAUCH (C.), SAHM (K.) and JØRGENSEN (B.B.): Psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from permanently cold Arctic marine sediments: description of Desulfofrigus oceanense gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfofrigus fragile sp. nov., Desulfofaba gelida gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfotalea psychrophila gen. nov., sp. nov. and Desulfotalea arctica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1631-1643.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfofrigus fragile Knoblauch et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LSv21 = DSM 12345.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF099065.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. fragile, easily broken, fragile, referring to the rapid lysis of the type strain in the stationary phase.
Reference: KNOBLAUCH (C.), SAHM (K.) and JORGENSEN (B.B.): Psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from permanently cold Arctic marine sediments: description of Desulfofrigus oceanense gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfofrigus fragile sp. nov., Desulfofaba gelida gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfotalea psychrophila gen. nov., sp. nov. and Desulfotalea arctica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1631-1643.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfofrigus oceanense Knoblauch et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ASv26 = DSM 12341.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF099064.
Etymology: L. n. oceanus, ocean; N.L. neut. adj. oceanense, pertaining to the ocean.
Reference: KNOBLAUCH (C.), SAHM (K.) and JØRGENSEN (B.B.): Psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from permanently cold Arctic marine sediments: description of Desulfofrigus oceanense gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfofrigus fragile sp. nov., Desulfofaba gelida gen. nov., sp. nov., Desulfotalea psychrophila gen. nov., sp. nov. and Desulfotalea arctica sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1631-1643.
Original article in IJSEM Online