Desulforhopalus

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

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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").

Desulforhopalus Isaksen and Teske 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulforhopalus vacuolatus Isaksen 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. masc. n. rhopalus, cudgel; N.L. masc. n. Desulforhopalus, cudgel-formed sulfate reducer.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 70. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 935-936. [ISAKSEN (M.F.) and TESKE (A.): Desulforhopalus vacuolatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium with gas vacuoles isolated from a temperate estuary. Arch. Microbiol., 1996, 166, 160-168.]
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Desulforhopalus singaporensis Lie et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain S'pore T1 = DSM 12130.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF118453.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. singaporensis, pertaining to the place of isolation, Republic of Singapore.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 76. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1699-1700. [LIE (T.J.), CLAWSON (M.L.), GODCHAUX (W.) and LEADBETTER (E.R.): Sulfidogenesis from 2-aminoethanesulfonate (taurine) fermentation by a morphologically unusual sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulforhopalus singaporensis sp. nov. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1999, 65, 3328-3334.]
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Desulforhopalus vacuolatus Isaksen and Teske 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ltk 10 = ATCC 700480 = DSM 9700.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L42613.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. vacuolatus (from L. v. vacuo, to make empty or void), vacuolated due to the morphology of the cells.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 70. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 935-936. [ISAKSEN (M.F.) and TESKE (A.): Desulforhopalus vacuolatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium with gas vacuoles isolated from a temperate estuary. Arch. Microbiol., 1996, 166, 160-168.]
Validation List N° 70 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online