Genus Denitratisoma
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Denitratisoma Fahrbach et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Denitratisoma oestradiolicum Fahrbach et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, away from; N.L. n. nitras -atis, nitrate; Gr. neut. n. soma, body; N.L. neut. n. Denitratisoma, a body that reduces nitrate.
Valid publication: FAHRBACH (M.), KUEVER (J.), MEINKE (R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and HOLLENDER (J.): Denitratisoma oestradiolicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a 17beta-oestradiol-degrading, denitrifying betaproteobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1547-1552.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Denitratisoma oestradiolicum Fahrbach et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AcBE2-1 = DSM 16959 = JCM 12830.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY879297.
Etymology: N.L. n. oestradiol, oestradiol; L. neut. suff. -icum, belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. oestradiolicum, belonging to oestradiol, referring to oestradiol utilization.
Valid publication: FAHRBACH (M.), KUEVER (J.), MEINKE (R.), KÄMPFER (P.) and HOLLENDER (J.): Denitratisoma oestradiolicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a 17beta-oestradiol-degrading, denitrifying betaproteobacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1547-1552.
Original article in IJSEM Online