Genus Desulfoconvexum
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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").
Desulfoconvexum Könneke et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfoconvexum algidum Könneke et al. 2013.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; N.L. pref. sulfo-, prefix used for N.L. masc. n. sulfas - atis, sulfate; L. neut. n. convexum, bow, curve; Desulfoconvexum, sulfate reducer shaped like a curve.
Valid publication: KÖNNEKE (M.), KUEVER (J.), GALUSHKO (A.) and JØRGENSEN (B.B.): Desulfoconvexum algidum gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from permanently cold marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 959-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfoconvexum algidum Könneke et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JHA1 = DSM 21856 = JCM 16085.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF442984.
Etymology: L neut. adj. algidum, ice-cold, algid, living in ice-cold conditions.
Valid publication: KÖNNEKE (M.), KUEVER (J.), GALUSHKO (A.) and JØRGENSEN (B.B.): Desulfoconvexum algidum gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from permanently cold marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 959-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online