Desulfonispora

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

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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").

Desulfonispora Denger et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes Denger et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. pref. desulfono- (from N.L. part. adj. desulfonans), desulfonating; N.L. fem. n. spora (from Gr. fem. spora, a seed), a spore; N.L. fem. n. Desulfonispora, desulfonating spore (-former).
Reference: DENGER (K.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and COOK (A.M.): Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1599-1603.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes Denger et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain GKNTAU = ATCC 700533 = DSM 11270.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y18214.
Etymology: N.L. n. thiosulfas -atis, thiosulfate; Gr. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. part. adj. thiosulfatigenes, thiosulfate-producing.
Reference: DENGER (K.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and COOK (A.M.): Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1599-1603.
Original article in IJSEM Online