Genus Desulfofustis
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Desulfofustis Friedrich et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfofustis glycolicus Friedrich et al. 1996.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); L. masc. n. fustis, club; N.L. masc. n. Desulfofustis, a club-shaped sulfate reducer.
Valid publication: FRIEDRICH (M.), SPRINGER (N.), LUDWIG (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Phylogenetic positions of Desulfofustis glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Syntrophobotulus glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., two new strict anaerobes growing with glycolic acid. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1065-1069.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfofustis glycolicus Friedrich et al. 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X99707.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PerGlyS = ATCC 700454= DSM 9705.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum glycolicum, glycolic acid; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. glycolicus, referring to glycolic acid as the key substrate of this species.
Valid publication: FRIEDRICH (M.), SPRINGER (N.), LUDWIG (W.) and SCHINK (B.): Phylogenetic positions of Desulfofustis glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Syntrophobotulus glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., two new strict anaerobes growing with glycolic acid. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 1065-1069.
Original article in IJSEM Online