Genus Desulfobacter
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Desulfobacter Widdel 1981, gen. nov. (Type genus of the order ¤ Desulfobacterales Kuever et al. 2006; type genus of the family ¤ Desulfobacteraceae Kuever et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Desulfobacter postgatei Widdel 1981.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod or staff; N.L. masc. n. Desulfobacter, a rod-shaped sulfate-reducing bacterium.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383.
Effective publication: WIDDEL (F.): Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzierender bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen. Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
Validation List no. 7 in IJSEM Online
Desulfobacter curvatus Widdel 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AcRM3 = ATCC 43919= DSM 3379.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF418175.
Etymology: L. masc. part. adj. curvatus, curved, bent.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329.
Effective publication: WIDDEL (F.): New types of acetate-oxidizing sulfate-reducing Desulfobacter species, D. hydrogenophilus sp. nov., D. latus sp. nov. and D. curvatus sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 148, 286-291.
Validation List no. 26 in IJSM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfobacter giganteus Esnault et al. 1988, sp. nov.
Note: Desulfobacter giganteus Esnault et al. 1988 appears in Validation List no. 26. However, Desulfobacter giganteus Esnault et al. 1988 should read ¤ Desulfovibrio giganteus Esnault et al. 1988.
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfobacter halotolerans Brandt and Ingvorsen 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GSL-Ac1 = DSM 11383.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y14745.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. v. tolerare, to tolerate; N.L. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328.
Effective publication: BRANDT (K.K.) and INGVORSEN (K.): Desulfobacter halotolerans sp. nov., a halotolerant acetate-oxidizing sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediments of Great Salt Lake, Utah. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 366-373.
Validation List no. 64 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfobacter hydrogenophilus Widdel 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AcRS1 = ATCC 43915= DSM 3380.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733673.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum (from Gr. n. hudôr, water; and Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. hydrogenophilus, hydrogen loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329.
Effective publication: WIDDEL (F.): New types of acetate-oxidizing sulfate-reducing Desulfobacter species, D. hydrogenophilus sp. nov., D. latus sp. nov. and D. curvatus sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 148, 286-291.
Validation List no. 26 in IJSM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfobacter latus Widdel 1988, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AcRS2 = ATCC 43918= DSM 3381.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ441315.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. latus, broad, wide.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 26. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 328-329.
Effective publication: WIDDEL (F.): New types of acetate-oxidizing sulfate-reducing Desulfobacter species, D. hydrogenophilus sp. nov., D. latus sp. nov. and D. curvatus sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol., 1987, 148, 286-291.
Validation List no. 26 in IJSM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfobacter postgatei Widdel 1981, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) "Dangast" = 2ac9 = ATCC 33911= DSM 2034.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF418180.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. postgatei, of Postgate, named in honor of J.R. Postgate, an English microbiologist.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383.
Effective publication: WIDDEL (F.): Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzier-ender bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen. Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
Validation List no. 7 in IJSEM Online
Desulfobacter vibrioformis Lien and Beeder 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B54 = DSM 8776.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U12254.
Etymology: L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); L. adj. suffix -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. masc. adj. vibrioformis, vibrio shaped.
Valid publication: LIEN (T.) and BEEDER (J.): Desulfobacter vibrioformis sp. nov., a sulfate reducer from a water-oil separation system. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1124-1128.
Original article in IJSEM Online