Desulfuromonas

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 7
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Desulfuromonas Pfennig and Biebl 1977, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Desulfuromonadales corrig. Kuever et al. 2006; type genus of the family ¤ Desulfuromonadaceae corrig. Kuever et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Desulfuromonas acetoxidans Pfennig and Biebl 1977 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Desulfuromonas, a monad that reduces sulfur.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 PFENNIG (N.) and BIEBL (H.): Desulfuromonas acetoxidans gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic, sulfur-reducing, acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Archives of Microbiology, 1976, 110, 3-12. 2 Announcement of the valid publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. List n° 1. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1977, 27, 306.]

Desulfuromonas acetexigens Finster et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 2873 = DSM 1397.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U23140.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. n. acidum aceticum, acetic acid; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. acetexigens, demanding acetate for growth.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 61. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 601-602. [FINSTER (K.), BAK (F.) and PFENNIG (N.): Desulfuromonas acetexigens sp. nov., a dissimilatory sulfur-reducing eubacterium from anoxic freshwater sediments. Arch. Microbiol., 1994, 161, 328-332.]
Validation List N° 61 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The wrong accession number, DSM 1379, cited in the effective publication, has been corrected by the Associate Editor, IJSB.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation List n° 61 (footnote c). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 601-602.
Validation List N° 61 in IJSEM Online

Desulfuromonas acetoxidans Pfennig and Biebl 1977, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain "South Orkney Islands, Antarctic Ocean" = 11070 = DSM 684.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AAEW02000008.
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. n. acidum aceticum, acetic acid; N.L. v. oxido (from Gr. adj. oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen), to make acid, oxidize; N.L. part. adj. acetoxidans, oxidizing acetate.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 PFENNIG (N.) and BIEBL (H.): Desulfuromonas acetoxidans gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic, sulfur-reducing, acetate-oxidizing bacterium. Archives of Microbiology, 1976, 110, 3-12. 2 Announcement of the valid publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. List n° 1. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1977, 27, 306.]

Desulfuromonas chloroethenica Krumholz 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TT4B = ATCC 700295 = DSM 12431.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U49748.
Etymology: N.L. n. chloroethenum, chloroethene; L. fem. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. chloroethenica, pertaining to chloroethene, as the organism utilizes such compounds as electron acceptors.
Reference: KRUMHOLZ (L.R.): Desulfuromonas chloroethenica sp. nov. uses tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene as electron acceptors. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1262-1263.
Original article in IJSB Online

Desulfuromonas michiganensis Sung et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain BB1 = ATCC BAA-778 = DSM 15941.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF357915.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. michiganensis, pertaining to the state of Michigan where the sediment and aquifer samples used for isolation of strains BB1 and BRS1 were collected.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 129. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2129-2130 [SUNG (Y.), RITALAHTI (K.M.), SANFORD (R.A.), URBANCE (J.W.), FLYNN (S.J.), TIEDJE (J.M.) and LÖFFLER (F.E.): Characterization of two tetrachloroethene-reducing, acetate-oxidizing anaerobic bacteria and their description as Desulfuromonas michiganensis sp. nov. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2003, 69, 2964-2974.]
Validation List N° 129 in IJSEM Online -

Note: The accession numbers ATCC BAA-778 and DSM 15941 have been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation List n° 129 (footnote §). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2129-2130.
Validation List N° 129 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Desulfuromonas palmitatis Coates et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SDBY1 = ATCC 51701 = DSM 12391.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U28172.
Etymology: N.L. n. palmitas -atis, palmitate (chemical); N.L. gen. n. palmitatis, of palmitate, because it oxidizes palmitate.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 76. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1699-1700. [COATES (J.D.), LONERGAN (D.J.), PHILIPS (E.J.P.), JENTER (H.) and LOVLEY (D.R.): Desulfuromonas palmitatis sp. nov., a marine dissimilatory Fe(III) reducer that can oxidize long-chain fatty acids. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 164, 406-413.]
Validation List N° 76 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Desulfuromonas svalbardensis Vandieken et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 112 = DSM 16958 = JCM 12927.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY835388.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. svalbardensis, from Svalbard, a group of islands in the northern Barents Sea, from where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: VANDIEKEN (V.), MUßMANN (M.), NIEMANN (H.) and JØRGENSEN (B.B.): Desulfuromonas svalbardensis sp. nov. and Desulfuromusa ferrireducens sp. nov., psychrophilic, Fe(III)-reducing bacteria isolated from Arctic sediments, Svalbard. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1133-1139.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfuromonas thiophila Finster et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain NZ27 = DSM 8987.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y11560.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. thiophila, sulfur-loving.
Reference: FINSTER (K.), COATES (J.D.), LIESACK (W.) and PFENNIG (N.): Desulfuromonas thiophila sp. nov., a new obligately sulfur-reducing bacterium from anoxic freshwater sediment. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 754-758.
Original article in IJSEM Online