Genus Desulfatiferula
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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").
Desulfatiferula Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfatiferula olefinivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; N.L. n. sulfas -atis, sulfate; L. fem. n. ferula, a staff, a small rod; N.L. fem. n. Desulfatiferula, a rod-shaped sulfate-reducer.
Valid publication: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), LABAT (C.), JOULIAN (C.), MATHERON (R.) and HIRSCHLER-RÉA (A.): Desulfatiferula olefinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a long-chain n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2699-2702.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfatiferula berrensis Hakil et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BE2801=DSM 25524=JCM 18157.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE613444.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. berrensis, of or belonging to Berre, France, pertaining to where the type strain was first isolated.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: HAKIL, F., AMIN-ALI, O., HIRSCHLER-RÉA, A., MOLLEX, D., GROSSI, V., DURAN, R., MATHERON, R. and CRAVO-LAUREAU, C. 2014. Desulfatiferula berrensis sp. nov., a n-alkene-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from estuarine sediments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 540-544.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfatiferula olefinivorans Cravo-Laureau et al. 2007, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LM2801 = DSM 18843 = JCM 14469.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ826724.
Etymology: N.L. n. olefinum, olefin; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. olefinivorans, olefin (alkene) devouring.
Valid publication: CRAVO-LAUREAU (C.), LABAT (C.), JOULIAN (C.), MATHERON (R.) and HIRSCHLER-RÉA (A.): Desulfatiferula olefinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a long-chain n-alkene-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2699-2702.
Original article in IJSEM Online