Desulfonema

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Desulfonema Widdel 1981, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfonema limicola Widdel 1981.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); Gr. neut. n. nema, thread; N.L. neut. n. Desulfonema, thread-forming sulfate reducer.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [WIDDEL (F.): Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzier-ender bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen. Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online

Desulfonema ishimotonii corrig. Fukui et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Tokyo 01 = DSM 9680.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U45992.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. ishimotonii, of Ishimoto, named after Maoto Ishimoto, a Japanese biochemist and microbiologist.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 75. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417. [FUKUI (M.), TESKE (A.), AßMUS (B.), MUYZER (G.) and WIDDEL (F.): Physiology, phylogenetic relationships, and ecology of filamentous sulfate-reducing bacteria (genus Desulfonema). Arch. Microbiol., 1999, 172, 193-203.]
Validation List N° 75 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: The spelling of the specific epithet, ishimotoi (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61 of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List n° 75 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1415-1417.
Validation List N° 75 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)

Desulfonema limicola Widdel 1981, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain "Jadebusen" = 5ac10 = ATCC 33961 = DSM 2076.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U45990.
Etymology: L. n. limus, mud; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant, dweller; N.L. n. limicola, mud-dweller.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [WIDDEL (F.): Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzier-ender bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen. Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online

Desulfonema magnum Widdel 1981, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain "Montpellier" = 4be13 = ATCC 35288 = DSM 2077.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U45989.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. magnum, large, great.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383. [WIDDEL (F.): Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzier-ender bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen. Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.]
Validation List N° 7 in IJSEM Online