Genus Desulfoprunum
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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").
Desulfoprunum Junghare and Schink 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfoprunum benzoelyticum Junghare and Schink 2015.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, off, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur, L. neut. n. prunum, plum; N.L. neut. n. Desulfoprunum, a plum-shaped sulfate-reducing bacterium.
Valid publication: JUNGHARE, M. and SCHINK, B. 2015. Desulfoprunum benzoelyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-stain-negative, benzoate-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a wastewater treatment plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 77-84
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfoprunum benzoelyticum Junghare and Schink 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KoBa311=DSM 28570=KCTC 15441.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ766003.
Etymology: N.L. n. benzoe (from Arabic luban dschawi), benzoic resin; N.L. adj. lyticum (from Gr. adj. lytikos), dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. benzoelyticum, degrading benzoate.
Source: Industrial.
Valid publication: JUNGHARE, M. and SCHINK, B. 2015. Desulfoprunum benzoelyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-stain-negative, benzoate-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a wastewater treatment plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 77-84
Original article in IJSEM Online