Genus Desulfonatronovibrio
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
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).
Desulfonatronovibrio Zhilina et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans Zhilina et al. 1997.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); N.L. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron) soda, sodium carbonate; N.L. pref. natrono-, pertaining to soda; L. v. vibro, to set in tremulous motion, move to and fro, vibrate; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates, and also a bacterial genus name of bacteria possessing a curved rod shape (Vibrio); N.L. masc. n. Desulfonatronovibrio, sulfate-reducing vibrio from soda environment.
Valid publication: ZHILINA (T.N.), ZAVARZIN (G.A.), RAINEY (F.A.), PIKUTA (E.N.), OSIPOV (G.A.) and KOSTRIKINA (N.A.): Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997, 47, 144-149.
Original article in IJSEM Online
---> Desulfonatronovibrio Zhilina et al. 1997 emend. Sorokin et al. 2011.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 14. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1504-1505. [SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), DETKOVA (E.N.), GALINSKI (E.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov. Extremophiles, 2011, 15, 391-401.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 14 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfonatronovibrio halophilus Sorokin et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HTR1 = DSM 24312 = UNIQEM U802.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ922847.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus (from Gr. masc. adj. philos), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 146. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1443-1445.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), ABBAS (B.), SUHACHEVA (M.V.) and MUYZER (G.): Desulfonatronovibrio halophilus sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from hypersaline chloride-sulfate lakes in Central Asia. Extremophiles, 2012, 16, 411-417.
Validation List no. 146 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans Zhilina et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7935 = DSM 9292.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X99234.
Etymology: N.L. n. hydrogenum (from Gr. n. hudôr, water; and Gr. v. gennaô, to produce), hydrogen (that which produces water, so called because it forms water when exposed to oxygen); L. part. adj. vorans, devouring, eating; N.L. part. adj. hydrogenovorans, hydrogen devouring, hydrogen utilizing.
Valid publication: ZHILINA (T.N.), ZAVARZIN (G.A.), RAINEY (F.A.), PIKUTA (E.N.), OSIPOV (G.A.) and KOSTRIKINA (N.A.): Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997, 47, 144-149.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfonatronovibrio magnus Sorokin et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AHT22 = DSM 24400 = UNIQEM U844.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU196831.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. magnus, large, great.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), DETKOVA (E.N.), GALINSKI (E.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov. Extremophiles, 2011, 15, 391-401.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans Sorokin et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AHT9 = DSM 21540 = UNIQEM U754.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ469579.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium) sulfur; L. inseparable particle dis, twice, doubly; L. part. adj. mutans, changing, altering; N.L. part. adj. thiodismutans, dismutating sulfur compounds.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: SOROKIN (D.Y.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOLGANOVA (T.V.), DETKOVA (E.N.), GALINSKI (E.A.) and MUYZER (G.): Culturable diversity of lithotrophic haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacteria in soda lakes and the description of Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum sp. nov., Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum sp. nov., Desulfonatronovibrio thiodismutans sp. nov., and Desulfonatronovibrio magnus sp. nov. Extremophiles, 2011, 15, 391-401.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online