Desulfurococcus

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Desulfurococcus Zillig and Stetter 1983, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Desulfurococcales Huber and Stetter 2002; type genus of the family ¤ Desulfurococcaceae Zillig and Stetter 1983).
Type species: ¤ Desulfurococcus mucosus Zillig and Stetter 1983.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating, suffix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Desulfurococcus, the sulfur-reducing coccus.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440. [ZILLIG (W.), STETTER (K.O.), PRANGISHVILLI (D.), SCHÄFER (W.), WUNDERL (S.), JANEKOVIC (D.), HOLZ (I.) and PALM (P.): Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig., 1982, C3, 304-317.]
Validation List N° 10 in IJSEM Online

---> Desulfurococcus Zillig and Stetter 1983 emend. Perevalova et al. 2005.
Type species: ¤ Desulfurococcus mucosus Zillig and Stetter 1983.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating, suffix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Desulfurococcus, the sulfur-reducing coccus.
Reference: PEREVALOVA (A.A.), SVETLICHNY (V.A.), KUBLANOV (I.V.), CHERNYH (N.A.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KUZNETSOV (B.B.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Desulfurococcus fermentans sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon from a Kamchatka hot spring, and emended description of the genus Desulfurococcus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 995-999.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfurococcus amylolyticus Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Z-533 = DSM 3822 = JCM 9188.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF250331.
Etymology: Gr. n. amulon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lutikos), able to loose, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch degrading.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 82. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1619-1620. [BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.), SLESAREV (A.I.), MIROSHNICHENKO (M.L.), SVETLICHNAYA (T.P.) and ALEKSEEV (V.A.): Characteristics of Desulfurococcus amylolyticus n. sp. - a new extremely thermophilic archaebacterium isolated from thermal springs of Kamchatka and Kunashir Island. Mikrobiologiya, 1988, 57, 94-101 (in Russian).]
Validation List N° 82 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format)

Desulfurococcus fermentans Perevalova et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Z-1312 = DSM 16532 = JCM 13383 = VKM V-2316.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY264344.
Etymology: L. part. adj. fermentans, fermenting.
Reference: PEREVALOVA (A.A.), SVETLICHNY (V.A.), KUBLANOV (I.V.), CHERNYH (N.A.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KUZNETSOV (B.B.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Desulfurococcus fermentans sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon from a Kamchatka hot spring, and emended description of the genus Desulfurococcus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 995-999.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis Kublanov et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 1221n = DSM 18924 = JCM 16383 = VKM B-2413.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU167539, CP001140 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kamchatkensis, pertaining to Kamchatka, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: KUBLANOV (I.V.), BIDJIEVA (S.K.), MARDANOV (A.V.) and BONCH-OSMOLOVSKAYA (E.A.): Desulfurococcus kamchatkensis sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic protein-degrading archaeon isolated from a Kamchatka hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1743-1747.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfurococcus mobilis Zillig and Stetter 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 35582 = DSM 2161 = JCM 9186.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. mobilis, movable, motile.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440. [ZILLIG (W.), STETTER (K.O.), PRANGISHVILLI (D.), SCHÄFER (W.), WUNDERL (S.), JANEKOVIC (D.), HOLZ (I.) and PALM (P.): Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig., 1982, C3, 304-317.]
Validation List N° 10 in IJSEM Online

Desulfurococcus mucosus Zillig and Stetter 1983, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 35584 = DSM 2162 = JCM 9187.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP002363 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. masc. adj. mucosus, slimy.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440. [ZILLIG (W.), STETTER (K.O.), PRANGISHVILLI (D.), SCHÄFER (W.), WUNDERL (S.), JANEKOVIC (D.), HOLZ (I.) and PALM (P.): Desulfurococcaceae, the second family of the extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, sulfur-respiring Thermoproteales. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig., 1982, C3, 304-317.]
Validation List N° 10 in IJSEM Online