Desulfosarcina

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

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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").

Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfosarcina variabilis 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); L. fem. n. sarcina, a package, bundle, and also a generic name (Sarcina); N.L. fem. n. Desulfosarcina, sarcina-shaped 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

Desulfosarcina cetonica corrig. (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 480 = DSM 7267 = JCM 12296 = VKM B-1975.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ237603.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfobacterium cetonicum Galushko and Rozanova 1994.
Etymology: N.L. n. cetonum, ketone; L. suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. cetonica, pertaining to ketones; Desulfosarcina cetonica a sulfate-reducing bacterium oxidizing ketones.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6. [KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus X. Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, 382^VP (Effective publication: Widdel 1980, 382). In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 981-984.]
Validation List N° 107 in IJSEM Online

Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, cetonicum (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 107 (footnote ¶). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6.
Validation List N° 107 in IJSEM Online

Desulfosarcina ovata Kuever et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain oXyS1 = DSM 13228 = JCM 12297.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y17286.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ovata, eggshaped, ovate, referring to the oval cell shape.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6. [KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus X. Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, 382^VP (Effective publication: Widdel 1980, 382). In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 981-984.]
Validation List N° 107 in IJSEM Online

Note: The epithet ovatus -a -um is a Latin adjective, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the effective publication.

Desulfosarcina variabilis Widdel 1981, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain "Montpellier" = 3be13 = ATCC 33932 = DSM 2060 = VKM B-1627.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M34407.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. variabilis, changeable, variable.
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