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Genus Desulfosarcina

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
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).

 

Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfosarcina variabilis Widdel 1981.
Etymology: L. pref. de-, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, desulfuricating (prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing procaryote); L. fem. n. sarcina, a package, bundle, and also a generic name (Sarcina); N.L. fem. n. Desulfosarcina, sarcina-shaped sulfate reducer.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383.
Effective publication: WIDDEL (F.): Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzier-ender bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen. Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
Validation List no. 7 in IJSEM Online

→ Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981 emend. Watanabe et al. 2017.
Reference: WATANABE, M., HIGASHIOKA, Y., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2017. Desulfosarcina widdelii sp. nov. and Desulfosarcina alkanivorans sp. nov., hydrocarbon-degrading sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from marine sediment and emended description of the genus Desulfosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2994-2997.
Original article.

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Desulfosarcina alkanivorans Watanabe et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PL12=JCM 31728=DSM 103901.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB468588.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkanum, alkane; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. alkanivorans, devouring alkanes.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., HIGASHIOKA, Y., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2017. Desulfosarcina widdelii sp. nov. and Desulfosarcina alkanivorans sp. nov., hydrocarbon-degrading sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from marine sediment and emended description of the genus Desulfosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2994-2997.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Desulfosarcina cetonica corrig. (Galushko and Rozanova 1994) Kuever et al. 2006, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 480 = DSM 7267 = JCM 12296 = VKM B-1975.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ237603.
Basonym: ¤ Desulfobacterium cetonicum Galushko and Rozanova 1994.
Etymology: N.L. n. cetonum, ketone; L. suff. -icus -a -um, used in adjectives with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. cetonica, pertaining to ketones; Desulfosarcina cetonica a sulfate-reducing bacterium oxidizing ketones.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6.
Effective publication: KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus X. Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, 382VP (Effective publication: Widdel 1980, 382). In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 981-984.
Validation List no. 107 in IJSEM Online

Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, cetonicum (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 107 (footnote ¶). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6.
Validation List no. 107 in IJSEM Online

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Desulfosarcina ovata Kuever et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) oXyS1 = DSM 13228 = JCM 12297.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y17286.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ovata, eggshaped, ovate, referring to the oval cell shape.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 107. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1-6.
Effective publication: KUEVER (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WIDDEL (F.): Genus X. Desulfosarcina Widdel 1981, 382VP (Effective publication: Widdel 1980, 382). In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 981-984.
Validation List no. 107 in IJSEM Online

Note: The epithet ovatus -a -um is a Latin adjective, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the effective publication.

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Desulfosarcina variabilis Widdel 1981, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) "Montpellier" = 3be13 = ATCC 33932= DSM 2060 = VKM B-1627.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M34407.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. variabilis, changeable, variable.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 7. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 382-383.
Effective publication: WIDDEL (F.): Anaerober abbau von fettsäuren und benzoesäure durch neu isolierte arten sulfat-reduzier-ender bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen. Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
Validation List no. 7 in IJSEM Online

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Desulfosarcina widdelii Watanabe et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PP31=JCM 31729=DSM 103921.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB610146.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. widdelii, of Widdel, named in honor of Friedrich Widdel, a German microbiologist.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: WATANABE, M., HIGASHIOKA, Y., KOJIMA, H. and FUKUI, M. 2017. Desulfosarcina widdelii sp. nov. and Desulfosarcina alkanivorans sp. nov., hydrocarbon-degrading sulfate-reducing bacteria isolated from marine sediment and emended description of the genus Desulfosarcina. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2994-2997.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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