Genus Desulfofundulus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Desulfofundulus Watanabe et al. 2018, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfofundulus kuznetsovii Watanabe et al. 2018.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. masc. n. fundulus, a kind of sausage; N.L. masc. n. Desulfofundulus, a sausage-shaped sulfate-reducer.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus australicus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AB33=DSM 11792=ACM 3917.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M96665.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum australicum Love et al. 1993.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. australicum, pertaining to Australia.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus kuznetsovii Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 17=DSM 6115=VKM B-1805.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11569.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum kuznetsovii Nazina et al. 1990.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. kuznetovii, of Kuznetsov, named in honor of the leading Soviet microbiologist Sergei I. Kuznetsov (1900-1987) who has made a significant contribution to the study of geochemical activity of micro-organisms.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus luciae Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SLT=ATCC 700428=DSM 12396=SMCC W644.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE582754.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum luciae Liu et al. 1997.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. fem. n. cisterna, reservoir; N.L. masc. adj. thermocisternus, of hot reservoir, referring to the original habitat of the organism).
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus solfataricus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) V21=CIP 107984=DSM 14956=ATCC BAA-573.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY084078.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum solfataricum Goorissen et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. solfataricus, pertaining to solfatara.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus thermoacetoxidans Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CAMZ=DSM 5813=NBRC 112756.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y11573.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum thermoacetoxidans Min and Zinder 1995.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. n. acidum aceticum, acetic acid; N.L. v. oxido (sic) (from Gr. adj. oxus, sour, acid), to oxidize; N.L. part. adj. thermoacetoxidans, oxidizing acetate under hot conditions..
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus thermobenzoicus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TSB=ATCC 49756=DSM 6193.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ294429.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum thermobenzoicum Tasaki et al. 1991.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. gen. n. benzoicus, pertaining to benzoate; N.L. masc. adj. thermobenzoicus, oxidizing benzoate at high temperature.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus thermobenzoicus subsp. thermobenzoicus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TSB=ATCC 49756=DSM 6193.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ294429.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum thermobenzoicum subsp. thermobenzoicum (Tasaki et al. 1991) Plugge et al. 2002.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. gen. n. benzoicus, pertaining to benzoate; N.L. masc. adj. thermobenzoicus, oxidizing benzoate at high temperature.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus thermobenzoicus subsp. thermosyntrophicus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TPO=ATCC BAA-281=DSM 14055.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY007190.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum thermobenzoicum subsp. thermosyntrophicum Plugge et al. 2002.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. adj. suntrophos, having grown up with one; N.L. neut. adj. thermosynthrophicum, referring to the capacity of the organism to grow at elevated temperatures on propionate in the presence of a partner organism.
Source: Industrial/agricultural.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus thermocisternus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ST90=DSM 10259=NBRC 112757.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U33455.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum thermocisternum Nilsen et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. fem. n. cisterna, reservoir; N.L. masc. adj. thermocisternus, of hot reservoir, referring to the original habitat of the organism).
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
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Desulfofundulus thermosubterraneus Watanabe et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RL50JIII=DSM 16057=JCM 13837.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ208688.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfotomaculum thermosubterraneum Kaksonen et al. 2006.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; L. masc. adj. subterraneus, subterranean, underground, below the Earth's surface; N.L. masc. adj. thermosubterraneus, thermophilic inhabitant of the Earth’s subsurface.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2018. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2891-2899.
Original article in IJSEM Online