Genus Desulfonatronum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 9
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).
Desulfonatronum Pikuta et al. 1998, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Desulfonatronaceae corrig. Kuever et al. 2006).
Type species: ¤ Desulfonatronum lacustre Pikuta et al. 1998.
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. neut. n. natron (arbitrarily derived from the Arabic n. natrun or natron) soda; N.L. neut. n. Desulfonatronum, a sulfate reducer inhabiting soda lakes.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 66. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 631-632.
Effective publication: PIKUTA (E.V.), ZHILINA (T.N.), ZAVARZIN (G.A.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), OSIPOV (G.A.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Desulfonatronum lacustre gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new alkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacterium utilizing ethanol. Mikrobiologiya, 1998, 67, 123-131 (in Russian).
Validation List no. 66 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online (in English)
Desulfonatronum alkalitolerans Sorokin et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HSRB-L=DSM 24646=UNIQEM U799 .
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ863488.
Etymology: -.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 3131-3134.
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Effective publication: SOROKIN, D. Y., TOUROVA, T. P. and MUYZER, G. 2013. Isolation and characterization of two novel alkalitolerant sulfidogens from a Thiopaq bioreactor, Desulfonatronum alkalitolerans sp. nov., and Sulfurospirillum alkalitolerans sp. nov. Extremophiles, 17, 535-543.
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Desulfonatronum buryatense Ryzhmanova et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ki5=DSM 26308=VKM B-2477.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC417374.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: N/A.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64 (2014), 1455-1458.
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Effective publication: RYZHMANOVA, Y., NEPOMNYASHCHAYA, Y., ABASHINA, T., ARISKINA, E., TROSHINA, O., VAINSHTEIN, M. and SHCHERBAKOVA, V. 2014. New sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from Buryatian alkaline brackish lakes: description of Desulfonatronum buryatense sp. nov. Extremophiles, 17, 851-859.
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Desulfonatronum cooperativum Zhilina et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7999 = DSM 16749 = VKM B-2329.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY725424.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. cooperativum, cooperative.
Valid publication: ZHILINA (T.N.), ZAVARZINA (D.G.), KUEVER (J.), LYSENKO (A.M.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Desulfonatronum cooperativum sp. nov., a novel hydrogenotrophic, alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium, from a syntrophic culture growing on acetate. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1001-1006.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfonatronum lacustre Pikuta et al. 1998, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7951 = DSM 10312.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF418171.
Etymology: L. n. lacus, basin, lake; L. suff. -ter -tris -tre, suffix meaning in a general way belonging to (especially of places); N.L. neut. adj. lacustre, belonging to lakes, inhabiting lakes.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 66. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 631-632.
Effective publication: PIKUTA (E.V.), ZHILINA (T.N.), ZAVARZIN (G.A.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.), OSIPOV (G.A.) and RAINEY (F.A.): Desulfonatronum lacustre gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new alkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacterium utilizing ethanol. Mikrobiologiya, 1998, 67, 123-131 (in Russian).
Validation List no. 66 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online (in English)
Desulfonatronum parangueonense Perez et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PAR180=DSM 103602=JCM 31598.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY041865.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. parangueonense, from Rincón de Parangueo, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, from where this micro-organism was isolated.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: PEREZ BERNAL, M. F., SOUZA BRITO, E. M., BARTOLI, M., AUBE, J., FARDEAU, M. L., CUEVAS RODRIGUEZ, G., OLLIVIER, B., GUYONEAUD, R. and HIRSCHLER-REA, A. 2017. Desulfonatronum parangueonense sp. nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediment of an alkaline crater lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4999-5005.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfonatronum thioautotrophicum Sorokin et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ASO4-1 = DSM 21337 = UNIQEM U756.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ469577.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. pref. auto, self; N.L. neut. adj. trophicum (from Gr. neut. adj. trophikon) nursing, tending or feeding; N.L. neut. adj. thioautotrophicum, autotrophic with 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
Desulfonatronum thiodismutans Pikuta et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MLF1 = ATCC BAA-395 = DSM 14708.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF373920.
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; N.L. part. adj. dismutans, dismutating, splitting; N.L. part. adj. thiodismutans, sulfur-dismutating, pertaining to the ability of the organism to dismutate thiosulfate and sulfite.
Valid publication: PIKUTA (E.V.), HOOVER (R.B.), BEJ (A.K.), MARSIC (D.), WHITMAN (W.B.), CLELAND (D.) and KRADER (P.): Desulfonatronum thiodismutans sp. nov., a novel alkaliphilic, sulfate-reducing bacterium capable of lithoautotrophic growth. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1327-1332.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The etymology of the first compound of the specific epithet should be Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; not Gr. thios, sulfur as cited by Pikuta et al. 2003.
Desulfonatronum thiosulfatophilum Sorokin et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ASO4-2 = DSM 21338 = UNIQEM U757.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ469578.
Etymology: N.L. n. thiosulfas -atis, thiosulfate; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. thiosulfatophilum, thiosulfate-loving.
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
Note: The correct epithet should be thiosulfatiphilum. Unfortunately, this error was not corrected by the IJSEM Lists Editor.
Desulfonatronum zhilinae Zakharyuk et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Al915-01=DSM 26338=VKM B-2744.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JX984981.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 2463-2466.
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Effective publication: ZAKHARYUK, A. G., KOZYREVA, L. P., KHIJNIAK, T. V., NAMSARAEV, B. B., SHCHERBAKOVA, V. A. 2015. Desulfonatronum zhilinae sp. nov., a novel haloalkaliphilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from soda Lake Alginskoe, Trans-Baikal Region, Russia. Extremophiles 19, 673-680.
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