Genus Desulfocarbo
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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").
Desulfocarbo An and Picardal 2014, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfocarbo indianensis An and Picardal 2014.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating, a prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; L. masc. n. carbo, coal; N.L. masc. n. Desulfocarbo, a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a coal bed.
Valid publication: AN, T. T. and PICARDAL, F. W. 2014. Desulfocarbo indianensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a benzoate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from water extracted from a coal bed. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2907-2914.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfocarbo indianensis An and Picardal 2014, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SCBM=DSM 28127=JCM 19826.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF032904.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. indianensis, pertaining to the state of Indiana, USA, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: AN, T. T. and PICARDAL, F. W. 2014. Desulfocarbo indianensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a benzoate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from water extracted from a coal bed. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2907-2914.
Original article in IJSEM Online