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Genus Desulfocucumis

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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").


Desulfocucumis Watanabe et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfocucumis palustris Watanabe et al. 2017.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. masc. n. cucumis, cucumber; N.L. masc. n. Desulfocucumis, a sulfate-reducing cucumber-shaped bacteria.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2017. Desulfocucumis palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate reducer belonging to Desulfotomaculum subcluster Ig. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2679-2682.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Desulfocucumis palustris Watanabe et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NAW-5=DSM 102911=NBRC 112242.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC183909.
Etymology: L.masc. adj. palustris, marshy, swampy.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2017. Desulfocucumis palustris gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic sulfate reducer belonging to Desulfotomaculum subcluster Ig. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2679-2682.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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