Genus Desulfatibacillum
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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").
Desulfatibacillum Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfatibacillum aliphaticivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from; N.L. masc. n. sulfas, sulfate; L. neut. n. bacillum, a small staff, a wand, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Desulfatibacillum, a sulfate-reducing rod.
Valid publication: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), MATHERON (R.), CAYOL (J.L.), JOULIAN (C.) and HIRSCHLER-RÉA (A.): Desulfatibacillum aliphaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane- and n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 77-83.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Desulfatibacillum Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004 emend. Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004.
Reference: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), MATHERON (R.), JOULIAN (C.), CAYOL (J.L.) and HIRSCHLER-REA (A.): Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans sp. nov., a novel n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium, and emended description of the genus Desulfatibacillum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1639-1642.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfatibacillum aliphaticivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CV2803 = ATCC BAA-743 = DSM 15576.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY184360.
Etymology: N.L. adj. alphaticus, aliphatic; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. neut. part. adj. aliphaticivorans, aliphatic hydrocarbon-devouring.
Valid publication: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), MATHERON (R.), CAYOL (J.L.), JOULIAN (C.) and HIRSCHLER-RÉA (A.): Desulfatibacillum aliphaticivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane- and n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 77-83.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PF2803 = ATCC BAA-924 = DSM 16219.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY493562.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. alkenum, alkene, a specific hydrocarbon molecule; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. alkenivorans, devouring alkenes.
Valid publication: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), MATHERON (R.), JOULIAN (C.), CAYOL (J.L.) and HIRSCHLER-RÉA (A.): Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans sp. nov., a novel n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium, and emended description of the genus Desulfatibacillum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1639-1642.
Original article in IJSEM Online