Desulfuromusa

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Desulfuromusa Liesack and Finster 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfuromusa kysingii Liesack and Finster 1994.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. fem. n. Musa, generic name of banana; N.L. fem. n. Desulfuromusa, a banana-shaped bacterium that reduces sulfur.
Reference: LIESACK (W.) and FINSTER (K.): Phylogenetic analysis of five strains of gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, sulfur-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfuromusa gen. nov., including Desulfuromusa kysingii sp. nov., Desulfuromusa bakii sp. nov., and Desulfuromusa succinoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 753-758.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfuromusa bakii Liesack and Finster 1994, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gyprop = DSM 7345.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X79412.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. bakii, of Bak, named in memory of F. Bak, a German microbiologist who has made important contributions to our knowledge of sulfur- and sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Reference: LIESACK (W.) and FINSTER (K.): Phylogenetic analysis of five strains of gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, sulfur-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfuromusa gen. nov., including Desulfuromusa kysingii sp. nov., Desulfuromusa bakii sp. nov., and Desulfuromusa succinoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 753-758.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfuromusa ferrireducens Vandieken et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 102 = DSM 16956 = JCM 12926.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY835392.
Etymology: L. n. ferrum, iron; L. part. adj. reducens, leading back, bringing back and, in chemistry, converting to a reduced oxidation state; N.L. part. adj. ferrireducens, reducing Fe(III) to Fe(II).
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

Desulfuromusa kysingii Liesack and Finster 1994, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Kysw2 = DSM 7343.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X79414.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. kysingii, of kysing; named after the Fjord south of Århus (Jutland, Denmark) from which the organism was isolated.
Reference: LIESACK (W.) and FINSTER (K.): Phylogenetic analysis of five strains of gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, sulfur-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfuromusa gen. nov., including Desulfuromusa kysingii sp. nov., Desulfuromusa bakii sp. nov., and Desulfuromusa succinoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 753-758.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Desulfuromusa succinoxidans Liesack and Finster 1994, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Gylac = DSM 8270.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X79415.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum succinicum (from L. n. succinum, amber), succinic acid; N.L. v. oxido (from Gr. adj. oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen), to oxidize; N.L. part. adj. succinoxidans, oxidizing succinate.
Reference: LIESACK (W.) and FINSTER (K.): Phylogenetic analysis of five strains of gram-negative, obligately anaerobic, sulfur-reducing bacteria and description of Desulfuromusa gen. nov., including Desulfuromusa kysingii sp. nov., Desulfuromusa bakii sp. nov., and Desulfuromusa succinoxidans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 753-758.
Original article in IJSEM Online