Genus Desulfosalsimonas
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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").
Desulfosalsimonas Kjeldsen et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfosalsimonas propionicica Kjeldsen et al. 2010.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; L. adj. salsus, salty, saline; L. fem. n. monas, unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Desulfosalsimonas, a sulfate-reducing monad that thrives in (hyper)saline environments.
Valid publication: JKJELDSEN (K.U.), JAKOBSEN (T.F.), GLASTRUP (J.) and INGVORSEN (K.): Desulfosalsimonas propionicica gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, sulfate-reducing member of the family Desulfobacteraceae isolated from a salt-lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1060-1065.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfosalsimonas propionicica Kjeldsen et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PropA = DSM 17721 = VKM B-2385.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ067422.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. fem. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. propionicica, belonging to propionic acid.
Valid publication: JKJELDSEN (K.U.), JAKOBSEN (T.F.), GLASTRUP (J.) and INGVORSEN (K.): Desulfosalsimonas propionicica gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, sulfate-reducing member of the family Desulfobacteraceae isolated from a salt-lake sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1060-1065.
Original article in IJSEM Online