Genus Desulfocucumis
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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").
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
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