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Genus Desemzia

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, 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

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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

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