Genus Desulfosoma
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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").
Desulfosoma Baena et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfosoma caldarium Baena et al. 2011.
Etymology: L. pref. de, from; L. n. sulfur, sulfur; N.L. pref. desulfo-, prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote; Gr. neut. n. soma, body; N.L. neut. n. Desulfosoma, sulfate-reducing body.
Valid publication: BAENA (S.), PERDOMO (N.), CARVAJAL (C.), DÍAZ (C.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulfosoma caldarium gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from a terrestrial hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 732-736.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfosoma caldarium Baena et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) USBA-053 = USBA 53 = DSM 22027 = KCTC 5670.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ491989.
Etymology: L. neut adj. caldarium, pertaining to warmth, suitable for warming.
Valid publication: BAENA (S.), PERDOMO (N.), CARVAJAL (C.), DÍAZ (C.) and PATEL (B.K.C.): Desulfosoma caldarium gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium from a terrestrial hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 732-736.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Desulfosoma profundi Grégoire et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SPDX02-08 = DSM 22937 = JCM 16410.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM056226.
Etymology: L. gen. n. profundi, of a depth, isolated from a deep hot aquifer in the Aquitaine basin-SW France.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 148. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2549-2554.
Effective publication: GRÉGOIRE (P.), FARDEAU (M.L.), GUASCO (S.), LAGIÈRE (J.), CAMBAR (J.), MICHOTEY (V.), BONIN (P.) and OLLIVIER (B.): Desulfosoma profundi sp. nov., a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep terrestrial geothermal spring in France. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2012, 101, 595-602.
Validation List no. 148 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online