Genus Desulfobacca
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Desulfobacca Oude Elferink et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfobacca acetoxidans Oude Elferink et al. 1999.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); L. fem. n. bacca, berry, especially olive; N.L. fem. n. Desulfobacca, a sulfate-reducing olive-shaped bacterium.
Valid publication: OUDE ELFERINK (S.J.W.H.), AKKERMANS-van VLIET (W.M.), BOGTE (J.J.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Desulfobacca acetoxidans gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel acetate-degrading sulfate reducer isolated from sulfidogenic granular sludge. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 345-350.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfobacca acetoxidans Oude Elferink et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ASRB2 = ATCC 700848= DSM 11109.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF002671, CP002629 (complete genome).
Etymology: L. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. v. oxido (from Gr. adj. oxus, acid or sour and in combined words indicating oxygen), to oxidize; N.L. part. adj. acetoxidans, acetate-oxidizing.
Valid publication: OUDE ELFERINK (S.J.W.H.), AKKERMANS-van VLIET (W.M.), BOGTE (J.J.) and STAMS (A.J.M.): Desulfobacca acetoxidans gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel acetate-degrading sulfate reducer isolated from sulfidogenic granular sludge. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 345-350.
Original article in IJSEM Online