Genus Desulfospira
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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).
Desulfospira Finster et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Desulfospira joergensenii Finster et al. 1997.
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. spira, a coil, spire; N.L. fem. n. Desulfospira, a sulfate-reducing coil.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274.
Effective publication: FINSTER (K.), LIESACK (W.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Desulfospira joergensenii, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 201-208.
Validation List no. 63 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Desulfospira joergensenii Finster et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B331 = ATCC 700409= DSM 10085.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X99637.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. joergensenii, of Joergensen; named after B.B. Jørgensen, a Danish microbiologist who has made important contributions to our current knowledge of the sulfur cycle.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274.
Effective publication: FINSTER (K.), LIESACK (W.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Desulfospira joergensenii, gen. nov., sp. nov., a new sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine surface sediment. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1997, 20, 201-208.
Validation List no. 63 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online