Genus Desulfatirhabdium
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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").
Desulfatirhabdium Balk et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans Balk et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from; N.L. n. sulfas -atis, sulfate; Gr. neut. n. rhabdium, a little rod; N.L. neut. n. Desulfatirhabdium, a sulfate-reducing small rod.
Valid publication: BALK (M.), ALTINBAŞ (M.), RIJPSTRA (W.I.C.), SINNINGHE DAMSTÉ (J.S.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyrate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an anaerobic bioreactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 110-115.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans Balk et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HB1 = DSM 18734 = JCM 14470.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ146482.
Etymology: N.L. n. butyras -atis, butyrate; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. butyrativorans, butyrate-devouring.
Valid publication: BALK (M.), ALTINBAŞ (M.), RIJPSTRA (W.I.C.), SINNINGHE DAMSTÉ (J.S.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Desulfatirhabdium butyrativorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a butyrate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an anaerobic bioreactor. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 110-115.
Original article in IJSEM Online