Genus Desemzia
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Desemzia Stackebrandt et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desemzia incerta (Steinhaus 1941) Stackebrandt et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Desemzia, arbitrary name, derived from the abbreviation DSMZ (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen).
Valid publication: STACKEBRANDT (E.), SCHUMANN (P.), SWIDERSKI (J.) and WEISS (N.): Reclassification of Brevibacterium incertum (Breed 1953) as Desemzia incerta gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 185-188.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desemzia incerta (Steinhaus 1941) Stackebrandt et al. 1999, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 8363= CCUG 38799 = CIP 104227 = CIP 106501 = DSM 20581 = IFO (now NBRC) 12145 = JCM 1969 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 9892.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17300.
Basonym: ¤ Brevibacterium incertum (Steinhaus 1941) Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonym: "Bacterium incertum" Steinhaus 1941.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. incerta, not firmly established, uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, dubious.
Valid publication: STACKEBRANDT (E.), SCHUMANN (P.), SWIDERSKI (J.) and WEISS (N.): Reclassification of Brevibacterium incertum (Breed 1953) as Desemzia incerta gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 185-188.
Original article in IJSEM Online