Genus Desulfacinum
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: 2
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).
Desulfacinum Rees et al. 1995, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfacinum infernum Rees et al. 1995.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. neut. n. acinum, a berry, especially a grape; N.L. neut. n. Desulfacinum, a berry-shaped, sulfate-reducing bacterium.
Valid publication: REES (G.N.), GRASSIA (G.S.), SHEEHY (A.J.), DWIVEDI (P.P.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulfacinum infernum gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from a petroleum reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 85-89.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Desulfacinum Rees et al. 1995 emend. Sievert and Kuever 2000.
Reference: SIEVERT (S.M.) and KUEVER (J.): Desulfacinum hydrothermale sp. nov., a thermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium from geothermally heated sediments near Milos Island (Greece). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1239-1246.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfacinum hydrothermale Sievert and Kuever 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MT-96 = DSM 13146.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF170417.
Etymology: Gr. n. hudôr, water; Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. neut. suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. hydrothermale, pertaining to hot water; i.e. to hydrothermal vents.
Valid publication: SIEVERT (S.M.) and KUEVER (J.): Desulfacinum hydrothermale sp. nov., a thermophilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium from geothermally heated sediments near Milos Island (Greece). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1239-1246.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfacinum infernum Rees et al. 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BαG1 = ACM 3991 = DSM 9756.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L27426.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. infernum, underground, belonging to the Lower Regions.
Valid publication: REES (G.N.), GRASSIA (G.S.), SHEEHY (A.J.), DWIVEDI (P.P.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulfacinum infernum gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from a petroleum reservoir. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 85-89.
Original article in IJSEM Online