Desulfosoma

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

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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").

Desulfosoma Baena et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfosoma caldarium Baena et al. 2011.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; Gr. neut. n. soma, body; N.L. neut. n. Desulfosoma, sulfate-reducing body.
Reference: BAENA (S.), PERDOMO (N.), CARVAJAL (C.), DÍAZ (C.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulfosoma caldarium gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from a terrestrial hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 732-736.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfosoma caldarium Baena et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain USBA-053 = USBA 53 = DSM 22027 = KCTC 5670.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ491989.
Etymology: L. neut adj. caldarium, pertaining to warmth, suitable for warming.
Reference: BAENA (S.), PERDOMO (N.), CARVAJAL (C.), DÍAZ (C.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulfosoma caldarium gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from a terrestrial hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 732-736.
Original article in IJSEM Online