Genus Desulfonauticus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Desulfonauticus Audiffrin et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfonauticus submarinus Audiffrin et al. 2003.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. Desulfo-, desulfuricating, use to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; L. adj. nauticus, nautical; N.L. masc. n. Desulfonauticus, a marine sulfate-reducer.
Valid publication: AUDIFFRIN (C.), CAYOL (J.L.), JOULIAN (C.), CASALOT (L.), THOMAS (P.), GARCIA (J.L.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Desulfonauticus submarinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1585-1590.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Desulfonauticus Audiffrin et al. 2003 emend. Mayilraj et al. 2009.
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 10. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1559-1560. [MAYILRAJ (S.), KAKSONEN (A.H.), CORD-RUWISCH (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), SPRÖER (C.), TINDALL (B.J.) and SPRING (S.): Desulfonauticus autotrophicus sp. nov., a novel thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from oil-production water and emended description of the genus Desulfonauticus. Extremophiles, 2009, 13, 247-255.]
List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 10 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfonauticus autotrophicus Mayilraj et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TeSt = DSM 4206 = JCM 13028.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ194951.
Etymology: Gr. pron. autos, self; N.L. adj. trophicus (from Gr. adj. trophikos), nursing, tending; N.L. masc. adj. autotrophicus, self feeding, referring to the ability of the organism to use CO2 as a sole carbon source.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 923-925.
Effective publication: MAYILRAJ (S.), KAKSONEN (A.H.), CORD-RUWISCH (R.), SCHUMANN (P.), SPRÖER (C.), TINDALL (B.J.) and SPRING (S.): Desulfonauticus autotrophicus sp. nov., a novel thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from oil-production water and emended description of the genus Desulfonauticus. Extremophiles, 2009, 13, 247-255.
Validation List no. 127 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfonauticus submarinus Audiffrin et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6N = CIP 107713 = DSM 15269.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF524933.
Etymology: L. pref. sub-, under; L. adj. marinus, marine; N.L. adj. submarinus, from a submarine area.
Valid publication: AUDIFFRIN (C.), CAYOL (J.L.), JOULIAN (C.), CASALOT (L.), THOMAS (P.), GARCIA (J.L.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Desulfonauticus submarinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1585-1590.
Original article in IJSEM Online