Genus Desulfonispora
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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).
Desulfonispora Denger et al. 1999, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes Denger et al. 1999.
Etymology: N.L. pref. desulfono- (from N.L. part. adj. desulfonans), desulfonating; N.L. fem. n. spora (from Gr. fem. spora, a seed), a spore; N.L. fem. n. Desulfonispora, desulfonating spore (-former).
Valid publication: DENGER (K.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and COOK (A.M.): Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1599-1603.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes Denger et al. 1999, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GKNTAU = ATCC 700533= DSM 11270.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y18214.
Etymology: N.L. n. thiosulfas -atis, thiosulfate; Gr. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. part. adj. thiosulfatigenes, thiosulfate-producing.
Valid publication: DENGER (K.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and COOK (A.M.): Desulfonispora thiosulfatigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a taurine-fermenting, thiosulfate-producing anaerobic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1599-1603.
Original article in IJSEM Online