Genus Desulfallas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Desulfallas Watanabe et al. 2018, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfallas sapomandens Watanabe et al. 2018.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; Gr. masc. n. allas, sausage; N.L. masc. n. Desulfallas, sulfate-reducing sausage.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfallas alcoholivorax Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RE35E1=DSM 16058=JCM 14019 T..
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY548778.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum alcoholivorax Kaksonen et al. 2008.
Etymology: N.L. n. alcohol, alcohol; L. adj. vorax, voracious; N.L. neut. adj. alcoholivorax, alcohol-devouring.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfallas arcticus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 15=DSM 17038=JCM 12923.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ148942.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum arcticum Vandieken et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. arcticus, from the Arctic, referring to the place where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfallas geothermicus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BSD=DSM 3669=NBRC 112753.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ294428.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum geothermicum Daumas et al. 1990.
Etymology: Gr. n. gê, earth, Gr. n. thermê, heat; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. geothermicus, geothermal.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfallas gibsoniae Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Groll=DSM 7213=NBRC 112754.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ294433.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP003273.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae Kuever et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. gibsoniae, of Gibson; named after Jane Gibson, a British–American microbiologist and biochemist, who made important contributions to the field of anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfallas sapomandens Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 'Pato'=DSM 3223=NBRC 112755.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF168365.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum sapomandens Cord-Ruwisch and Garcia 1990.
Etymology: L. n. sapo -onis, soap; L. v. mando, to eat, devour; N.L. part. adj. sapomandens, eating soap.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfallas thermosapovorans Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MLF=DSM 6562=NBRC 112758.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Z26315.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum thermosapovorans Fardeau et al. 1995.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. n. sapo, soap; L. v. voro, to devour; N. L. part. adj. thermosapovorans, thermophilic and soap-devouring.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online